Lot 4710
1801 $10 Capped Bust. . BD-2, Breen-6843, T-25. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with light obverse scratches. Some luster visable throughout the surfaces and across the devices. A satiny coin with excellent fields and delicate toning that seems to want to motivate bidders to increase their bids as though by subtle suggestion! Identifiable by some vertical lines from the cap to below the bust of Liberty. Desirable with this precision strike, all major devices are crisply defined, as seen in the photographs and from first hand inspection using low power magnification. On this variety, Star 8 is near the cap, while Star 13 is close to the bust. This, for collectors, is the most affordable early Eagle variety since the dies were among the most productive in the series. The majority of 1801 Eagles are this variety (the reverse was used again for the third variety in 1803, BD-3). Pop 59; 75 finer, 38 in 63, 34 in 64, 3 in 65. (PCGS # 8564) .
Estimated Value $32,000 - 34,000.
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| Realized $36,800 |
