Owner Comments:
1871 10C Ten Cents,
Judd-1077, Pollock-1213,
Rarity: High R.7, PR64
Ex: Bass
Struck in Silver with Reeded Edge
Obverse: Liberty is seated facing left on the obverse with the date 1871 below. She wears an Indian headdress with a Liberty pole in her right hand.
Reverse: The reverse is that used to produce regular issues 1871 Seated dimes.
Comment:
This piece has been preserved and now display an even silver appearance with lovely mirrored fields Unexpectedly a clean and well-struck piece.
Of interest is that these Indian Princesses design, Liberty is wearing a similar headdress as seen on the three dollar gold pieces.
Technical Aspects: Weight: 35.0 grains. Diameter: 17.8 mm. Die alignment: 180°.
This piece has a stellar pedigree as noted below.
Provenance/Appearances:
Private transaction. Priors:
- The Collection of William Rau; Heritage April 2018 CSNS Chicago / Lot #5084 (As a NGC65 but since was conserved and regraded as NGC64),
- Bowers & Merena May 1999 / Harry W. Bass collection. Lot #1106, with note Harry Bass Acquired it
- Bryron Johnson - Huges 1/79 Lot #37, Booser & Weaver 2/79,
- Prior Major Lohr