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[[Image:S87-3252.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 3252]] | [[Image:S87-3252.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 3252]] | ||
− | This specimen was lot 3252 in Sincona sale 87 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3252 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"USA, 10 Dollars 1852, Philadelphia. Liberty head. Very fine."</blockquote> This specimen is one of a type struck without motto at the Philadelphia mint 1839-66. Issues are also recorded from New Orleans (1841-60) and San Francisco (1854-66). In 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" was added to the reverse. The 1852 is a very scarce date despite the substantial mintage. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 263,106. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 263,106. |
Revision as of 09:27, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3252 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"USA, 10 Dollars 1852, Philadelphia. Liberty head. Very fine."
This specimen is one of a type struck without motto at the Philadelphia mint 1839-66. Issues are also recorded from New Orleans (1841-60) and San Francisco (1854-66). In 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" was added to the reverse. The 1852 is a very scarce date despite the substantial mintage.
Recorded mintage: 263,106.
Specification: 16.71 g, 0.900 fine gold, .483 troy oz AGW, reeded edge, this specimen 16.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 66.2, Fr-155.
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- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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