Lot 1329
1844 $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. 6,361 pieces struck. Choice and attractive. Very low mintage for the 1844 Ten Dollar. This serves as a good indicator of its rarity, but it isn't the only reason why so few high grade examples are known today. The years from 1838 through 1844 were ones of economic hardwhip and outright starvation during what came to be called The Hard Times. As a result, gold coins of this era were usually not saved because they had a lot of purchasing power. The 1844 is considered "prohibitively rare" above Extremely Fine condition. Few are known in About Uncirculated to mint condition and this shows in the population figures: Pop 6; 2 finer; 1 in 61; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 8590) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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