1930-S $10 MS64+ PCGS. CAC. Wonderful yellow-gold surfaces contain minimal deviations from this hue on either side. S...

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1930-S Eagle, MS64+ CAC
Beautiful Example of a Rare Issue

1930-S $10 MS64+ PCGS. CAC. Wonderful yellow-gold surfaces contain minimal deviations from this hue on either side. Strike is excellent, containing a whisper of weakness on the hair curls right of the eye, as well as at the very top of the eagle's wing, but this is minor. Some scattered abrasions exist, with marks before the eye and southwest of the chin, next to a spot, representing the only notable abrasions.
     While 96,000 examples of this issue were produced, as many as 95,000 were melted post-1933. As a general rule of thumb, most branch Mint dates of post-1916 eagles and double eagles remained in Treasury Vaults and were melted in the late 1930s, making them very rare today, where most of the Philadelphia issues were exported in large numbers and are thus relatively common today. For Indian Head eagles, the 1920-S and 1930-S are quite rare, while the 1932 and 1926 are the two most common issues in the series. Of course, the famous 1933 issues buck the trend for both denominations, as well as the 1931 and 1932 Philadelphia issues, though only the 1923-D and 1926-S double eagles have surviving populations in the four digits among mintmarked issues.
     For the 1930-S eagle specifically, most never left the Mint, as evidenced by their availability at face value from the Treasury Department in 1932. Today, only 150-200 Mint State examples exist, along with 5-10 in circulated grades, according to Q. David Bowers.
     While the vast majority of survivors are Mint State, the present offering is in the upper range of the grade distribution. PCGS's population peaks in MS64 and drops substantially in MS64+ and MS65, before dwindling to the vanishing point. Combined with the present example's attractiveness, and the issue's overall rarity, this offering represents a must-have opportunity for the Indian Head Eagle specialist.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28HA, PCGS# 8883, Greysheet# 9775)

Weight: 16.72 grams

Metal: Gold

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