United States 1903-S 10 dollars

Jean Elsen sale 157, lot 916

This specimen was lot 916 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €750 (about US$967 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ETATS-UNIS, AV 10 dollars, 1903 S. Très Beau. (United States, gold ten dollars of 1903, Very 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: 538,000.

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, 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

• 1901 10 dollars
• 1901-O 10 dollars
• 1902-S 10 dollars
• 1903 gold dollar, Jefferson/Louisiana Purchase Exposition
• 1903 gold dollar, McKinley/Louisiana Purchase Exposition
• 1903-O 10 dollars
• 1905-S 10 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1903
• return to United States Liberty Head Eagles, With Motto (1866-1907)