1896-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8736
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 123,750
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-62. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
759, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-60. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1505, illustrated, sold for
$1,265.00
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 768, not illustrated, sold for $805.00 From Superior's sale of March 1973,
Lot 776
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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