United States 1856-S 10 dollars

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Sincona sale 87, lot 3258

This specimen was lot 3258 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,885 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"USA, 10 Dollars 1856 S, San Francisco. Liberty head type. No motto. PCGS AU53."

This specimen is one of a type struck without motto at the San Francisco mint 1854-66. Issues are also recorded from Philadelphia (1839-66) and New Orleans (1841-60). In 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" was added to the reverse. This is a rare date and nearly all the survivors are quite worn.

Recorded mintage: 68,000.

Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold, .483 troy oz AGW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 66.2, Fr-157.

Source:

  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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