United States 1901 10 dollars

Sincona sale 87, lot 3300

This specimen was lot 3300 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,885 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"USA, 10 Dollars 1901, Philadelphia. Liberty head type. PCGS MS64. Magnificent condition."

This specimen is one of a type struck at the Philadelphia mint 1839-1907. Issues are also recorded from San Francisco (1854-89, 1892-1907), New Orleans (1841-60, 1879-1906), Carson City (1870-84, 1890-93) and Denver (1906-07). In 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" was added to the reverse. The 1901 is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,718,740.

Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold, .483 troy oz AGW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 102, Fr-158.

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, 1901-2000, 47th 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, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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