United States 1881 10 dollars

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1518

This specimen was lot 1518 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,724 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ETATS-UNIS, AV 10 dollars, 1881. Petits coups. Superbe. (United States, gold ten dollars of 1881, Philadelphia mint. Minor nicks, Extremely Fine.)"

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 common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 3,877,220 plus a few proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM 102, Fr-158.

Source:

• 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]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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• 1880 10 dollars
• 1881-S 10 dollars
• 1882 10 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1881
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