1870 10C J-837

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1870 Standard Silver Ten Cents, Judd-837, Pollock-928, R.5-6, PR 62 PCGS. The obverse features a bust of Liberty that faces right with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around and a scroll with IN GOD WE TRUST below. Liberty wears a cap ornamented with three stars. On the reverse, the denomination 10 CENTS and the date 1870 are within a wreath of cotton and corn, with the inscription STANDARD above. Struck in silver with a reeded edge. Untoned surfaces were once gently wiped, leaving behind an especially bright, glassy appearance and wispy hairlines.
From the Gene Wolfe Collection of Pattern Coinage.
Ex: Palace Collection of Egypt, Farouk (Sotheby's, 2-3/54), lot 1854.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 29VD, PCGS# 61081, GSID# 13504)

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