United States 1893-CC 10 dollars

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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1861

This specimen was lot 1861 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"ETATS-UNIS, AV 10 dollars, 1893 CC, Carson City. Très Beau à Superbe. (United States, gold ten dollars of 1893, Carson City mint. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

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

Recorded mintage: 14,000.

Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold, .483 troy oz AGW, reeded edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.

Catalog reference: KM 102, Fr-161.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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