Lot 2192
1801 $10 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck. Reflective surfaces. This is the single most available early ten-dollar gold coin minted from 1795 to 1804, with literally dozens of Mint State examples known today, including this one, making the issue affordable for the serious numismatist.
Lustrous medium yellow gold with coppery accents at the peripheries. Well struck and very choice in terms of quality and eye appeal. A few faint hairlines do nothing to detract from this fine specimen.
Taraszka-25 has the obverse thirteen stars divided 8 left and 5 right. Star 8 is close to cap and star 13 is very close to tip of bust. Stars 10 through 12 crowded. L of LIBERTY distant from cap. Date large and left with first date numeral close to but not touching lowest curl. Reverse with STATES OF very wide. Three stars touch clouds and bottommost star on left touches ribbon and very nearly touches beak. First A of AMERICA touches wing at bottom of left bottom serif. Die clash marks (from the shield) are present on this specimen within the folds of Liberty's caps. 44,344 coins minted. Pop 56; 114 finer.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000.
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