Lot 1647
1801 $10 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned and lustrous, with excellent detail. The date 1801 exists in two varieties, one (close date, eighth star far from cap: Breen l-A, reverse of 1799-1800) is extremely rare; the other (wide date, eighth star very close to cap, reverse of 1803), presented here, is the commonest of all early Eagles, 1795-1804. Mintage figure (44,344) includes 15,090 delivered in 1802 from 1801-dated dies. At a survival ratio of about 2% suggests that no more than around 1,000 are in collections today. Pop 61; 121 finer (PCGS # 8564) .
Estimated Value $26,000 - 28,000.
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