Lot 1327
1801 $10 Capped Bust. . BD-2, Breen-6843. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning on both sides. Well struck. Only 44,344 minted. This is the most available early eagle variety as the dies were among the most productive of the type. About 600 to 800 are known, though only a fraction of these remain in Mint condition. Both sides are remarkably lustrous with full golden frosty and a spray of delicate toning from center to periphery. It wouldn't do without including a word about the strike. The pressure transmitted from the die to the blank on this 1801 Capped Bust eagle reveals itself in sharp hair and cap detail (including the small curl at the ear and the larger one at the forehead. Most of the stars show their radials, too. There are no marks of note except for a couple of tiny ones near the top of the cap. Switching to the reverse, we detect only a small area where the shield at center isn't 100% crisply detailed, but this is virtually immaterial given the consistent high quality of the surface luster, and its freedom from marks or copper spotting. The entire coin is, in other words, right up there among the best looking MS63s around. Before we depart from the description, let us remind bidders once more that a coin of this caliber may be off the market for 10 or 20 years, maybe more, once the sale is over. Bid in view of that. Pop 37; 34 in 64; 3 in 65. (PCGS # 8564) .
Estimated Value $50,000 - 55,000.
The Mark Gordon Collection.
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| Realized $48,300 |
