Lot 1917
Stuning 1903 Brilliant Proof $10 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 64 Premium Quality. Oh yeah, okay, some stray hairlines as befits a 64, but this coin is marvelous to look at, with deep mirrors and shiny yellow surfaces. It really has the look of a "Superb" coin! Only 96 minted. You can count on one hand the number of these given a PR65 grade (none better from PCGS), but do they really please the eye any more than this virtual Gem? You decide and bid accordingly for this golden jewel.
In 1903, Teddy Roosevelt was in the middle of his first term in the White House, and about to make a decision that would halt forever the manufacture of these Liberty Head gold coins. All sorts of changes were brewing for the Nation in this year, during which few international events involved America. Politicians mostly argued over internal affairs such as labor laws. But Teddy Roosevelt, ever mindful of our changing role as a country, bludgeoned negotiators for sovereignty over the proposed canal in central America, to link the Atlantic with the Pacific shipping routes. As he said later on, "I took the Canal and let Congress debate."
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