1803 $10 Small Reverse Stars MS(PCGS#8565)

1803 $10 Small Reverse Stars MS (PCGS#8565)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: Vivid deep honey-orange surfaces reveal traces of a frosty mint finish. Liberty's hair curls and the eagle's plumage are suitably bold from a strike that is well executed by early Mint standards. The borders are also boldly denticulated in all areas. There is some bluntness of detail to a few of the obverse stars, the end of Liberty's bust, and the eagle's right talon, these being typical striking characteristics of the die pairing. Wispy hairlines are present, but are easily overlooked at most viewing angles, as are a few light adjustment marks at the lower obverse border.<p>The BD-3 variety is the most available of the six die pairs confirmed for the 1803-dated $10 gold eagle, with as many as 200 individual specimens in existence. However, one should be cautious to apply the word "common" to any early gold eagle, as the mass meltings in later decades took a very heavy toll indeed. A modest number of Mint State examples exist for numismatists, though this is an issue that becomes increasingly challenging the higher up the scale. Nearly in the About Uncirculated category as certified by NGC, this coin would do equally well in an advanced type set or specialized early gold collection.