Lot 4709
1799 $10 Capped Bust. Small obverse stars. . BD-7, Breen-6840, T-19. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. Frosty and well struck. The fully brilliant lovely gold luster easily approaches Gem level elegance. The surfaces have a few very minor abrasions, strictly speaking this is consistent with or even slightly improving on the numerical grade. Slightly weak on the central hair that resides below the edge of the cap Liberty's head. The reverse, for its part, shows not the least little softening in the major details, with all of the eagle's wing, chest, and tail feathers nicely defined, and the shield stripes, both vertical and horizontal, completely represented. The present specimen is among the top survivors, and certainly qualifies as a "must own" specimen for a collector who is assembling a world-class set of American gold coins. Pop 4; None finer at NGC. (PCGS # 98562) .
Die notes: Star size varies for the obverse and reverse on many 1799 varieties. Eight of the ten 1799 varieties use small obverse stars. The other two 1799 varieties, as well as those of the rest of the series (1800-1804), have large obverse stars.
Estimated Value $120,000 - 130,000.
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| Realized $132,250 |
