Owner Comments:
1862 $10 Ten Dollar (Gilt)
Judd-287, Pollock-344
Rarity: High R.7, PR63 Gilt CAC Endorsed
Ex: Bass
Plate coin for type in Pollack’s Pattern reference Book fig. 160
Struck in copper and Gilted with a reeded edge.
Obverse: The regular ten dollar dies for 1861.
Reverse: Similar to the regular dies design but with the addition of the motto GOD OUR TRUST on a scroll above the eagle.
Comment:
The high date, rounded bun Pollock subvariety. With the 2nd 1 evenly centered between dentils and the truncation of liberty bust. About a half dozen of both the low date and high date varieties are known, per USPatterns.com.
This gilt copper representative enjoys rich yellow-gold color. A handful of small spots near star 11 and a few more on the reverse are the only obvious imperfections.
146.5 grains, 1.063’ dia , ~190 deg dies alignment
Provenance/Appearances:
From Heritage Aug 2023 ANA The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part IV; Prior Ex: Gilhousen Collection (Superior Galleries, 2/1973), lot 1056.