Lot 4257
1861 Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colorado) $10 Gold. EF-40. A second scarce example of this territorial gold coin. This one has clean surfaces but a bit more wear than the AU example offered. Curiously, the strike on this example is a touch weak on the lower reverse, whereas on the other coin, it showed a trace of weakness on the eagle's neck. Yellow gold with a few patches of coppery gold toning on either side. Identifiable by a thin curved scratch up from Liberty's nose to the sixth star above.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
From Superior Galleries sale of the Leo Hoffecker Collection, February 1987, lot 4603.
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| Realized $4,600 |
