United States 1868 10 dollars

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Sincona Auction 103, lot 1028

This specimen was lot 1028 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$9,144 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"USA, 10 Dollars 1868, Philadelphia. Liberty head type. KM 102. Selten. Nur 10'630 Exemplare geprägt. (Rare. Only 10,630 specimens struck. NGC MS60.)"

This specimen is one of a type struck at the Philadelphia mint 1839-1907. Issues are also recorded from New Orleans (1841-60, 1879-1906), San Francisco (1854-89, 1892-1907), Carson City (1870-84, 1890-93) and Denver (1906-07). In 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" was added to the reverse. This date is scarce, as are most from the 1860's.

Recorded mintage: 10,630 plus 25 proofs.

Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 102, Fr-145.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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