1863-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8638
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 10,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 684, illustrated, sold for $18,400.00 From Heritage's sale of October
1995, Lot 6330; finest example graded by PCGS
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-61.
Sources and recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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