1853-O TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8612
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 51,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - ±90%
Other - ±10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 651, illustrated, sold for $8,050.00 From the Bowers and Merena sale of
the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, October 1982, Lot 692
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 9073, not plated, sold for $1,092.50 From the Dr. Robert W.
Dingle CollectionPCGS EF-40. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1233, not plated, sold for $488.75
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-61.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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