United States 1893-S 10 dollars

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1527

This specimen was lot 1527 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €750 (about US$994 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ETATS-UNIS, AV 10 dollars, 1893S. Petits coups. presque Superbe. (United States, gold ten dollars of 1893, San Francisco mint. Minor nicks, about Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen is one of a type struck at the San Francisco mint 1854-89, 1892-1907. Issues are also recorded from New Orleans (1841-60, 1879-1906), Philadelphia (1839-1907), 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 common in all grades thru Uncirculated altho gems are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 141,350.

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

Catalog reference: KM 102, Fr-160.

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 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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