Lot 1695
$10 Gold Capped Bust. 1803. Small reverse stars. NGC graded MS-62. Light yellow gold with satiny luster. An true uncirculated example and not a "slider" that ended up in an "uncirculated" holder. Curls on Liberty's cheek and the folds of her cap are sharp and without strike weakness or trace of wear. Strike weakness seen on the first 8 stars. No adjustment marks seen on the obverse. The reverse has the same delicate straw yellow color and sharp detail. Adjustment marks are noted in the right clouds above the small reverse stars. Another patch of adjustment marks in UNITED. A very pleasing and frosty example of this early U.S. gold eagle. The NGC population figure of all 1803's in this grade is 16 with 27 rated higher.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
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| Realized $28,750 |
