1856-O $10

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1856-O AU 50 PCGS. A very scarce issue and an important condition rarity in the No Motto series of tens. Three pieces have been certified at the AU 55 level, with none finer, and this original coin is tied with several others as second finest known at AU 50. Akers compares the '56-O in overall rarity to the 1852-O and '55-O, and is nearly as elusive as the '48-O and '49-O. An original coin, the surfaces have a warm, coppery toning over both sides. Apparently copper stains are quite common on this issue as two of the coins listed in the condition census have stains either behind the hair bun or behind the lower curls of hair. This piece has an almost identical copper stain to the James Carter coin (Stack's 1/86), but other features distinguish this piece from that one. This coin is somewhat softly defined, as usual. There is a small nick in the upper obverse field in front of the forelock, and a pair of milling marks are noted in the right obverse field in from star 11.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 263R, PCGS# 8620, GSID# 9450)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 16.72 grams
AGW: 0.48375oz
Mintage: 14,500

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