United States 1800 10 dollars
This specimen was lot 1013 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$13,716 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"USA, 10 Dollars 1800, Philadelphia. Liberty cap type. Selten. Sehr schön. (Rare, Very Fine.)"
The first ten dollar gold pieces were struck in 1795; the reverse was modified in 1797 to use the heraldic eagle shown here. Mintages were low, as the mint had little access to bullion, and the output was quickly bought up by speculators and exported, as the coin had more than ten dollars worth of gold. The type, struck until 1804, is rare and expensive today. Earlier dates had shown one star for each member of the Union; by 1800, this had become impractical, so the number of stars was reduced to thirteen.
Recorded mintage: 44,344, the highest mintage date.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, designed by Robert Scot, this specimen 17.43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 30. Fr-153.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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