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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PATTERNS & TRIAL COINS 1870-1873
Item Description: 10C 1870 J-837
Full Grade: NGC PF 66
Owner: mania

Set Details

Custom Sets: 10C Patterns
Liberty Bust Standard Silver Type Set - Please Stop Hoarding
US Patterns- WHAT U.S. COINAGE COULD HAVE BEEN
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Patterns & Trial Coins (1870-1873)

Owner Comments:


1870 10C
Judd-837 Pollock-928
Rarity: R.5

Struck in silver with a reeded edge.

Obverse: Liberty wearing a cap with three large stars and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the bust. The motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" is displayed in a banner beneath the bust.
Reverse: The denomination 10 CENTS and the date 1870 are crowded inside a wreath of cotton and corn, with the inscription “STANDARD” above.

Comment:
This deeply toned rose-gold coin boasts a sharp strike and loads of eye appeal.

Provenance/Appearances:
From Heritage Sept 2016 Long Beach Expo / Lot #5210

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Type set of designs for 1870 Standard Silver 10 Cent Pieces



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