1869-S $10 AU58 PCGS. CAC....

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1869-S Ten Dollar, AU58
CAC Approved, Condition Census Quality

1869-S $10 AU58 PCGS. CAC. The 1869-S is a rare and overlooked date that is far scarcer than its mintage of 6,430 pieces might suggest. There are an estimated 50 to 60 examples known in all grades. This issue is difficult to locate in About Uncirculated grades with perhaps a dozen coins known. PCGS shows a population of five each in AU55 and AU58 -- numbers that are undoubtedly inflated by resubmissions -- a Choice AU 1869-S eagle is rare. There are two Uncirculated examples of this date known: the PCGS MS61 Bass, Part III, lot 693 coin that brought $17,250 in October 2000, and the NGC MS61 Admiral Collection, lot 4276 coin that realized $43,200 in the Heritage February 2018 sale.

There are only about a half-dozen auction records for unduplicated PCGS AU58 1869-S eagles since the start of 1994. CAC has approved only one other AU58 example of this issue (in fact, this very coin) and it is hard to imagine that the other appearances can compare to this attractive example. Just a trace of high-point friction is evident on the well-detailed devices and the pleasing orange-gold surfaces are lightly abraded, aside from a single long scratch below the eagle's left (facing) wing.
Ex: The Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection of Liberty Eagles / Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2020), lot 3270. (Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 264S, PCGS# 8656, Greysheet# 9470)

Weight: 16.72 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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