1797 $10 BD-2, Large Eagle (Regular Strike)

BD-2. Highlights of gold-green toning blending with orange and reddish-gold.

“The Fairfield Collection,” Bowers and Ruddy, October 1977, Lot 1785; “The Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection, Part IV,” Heritage Auctions, August 10, 2023, Lot 9068 – $192,000. BD-2. Diagonal hit across hair at the ear with small planchet void below. Small tick to the left of star 13. Vertical tick below star 16. Curved marks at the top of the eagle’s head.

As PCGS MS63 #4330689. “The New Orleans Collection,” Heritage Auctions, April 23, 2015, Lot 5381 – $164,500. As PCGS MS63 #44156470. “The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part VIII,” Heritage Auctions, May 5, 2022, Lot 3611 – $276,000. BD-2 (per Heritage Auctions). Thin scratch across Liberty’s cheek. Pair of small vertical ticks below bust truncation above 9. Spider crack to the left of star 12. Tick in field above S of PLURIBUS and above the star above U of UNUM.

Stack’s, January 1994, Lot 1132. As PCGS MS62 #36674530. “The Anthony J. Taraszka Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, August 15, 2019, Lot 4010 – $102,000. BD-2. Die State b/c. There is a deep cluster of hits on the cheek. Scruffy right field with deep hits to the left of star 12. Die cracks through 7 and between S and O (on the reverse).

Jim McGuigan to Harvey B. Jacobson, by sale, 2002; “The Harvey B. Jacobson Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, November 1, 2022, Lot 4008 – $144,000. BD-2 (per Stack's Bowers). Die crack through 7. There are toning spots to the right of 7 and in the left field to the right of star 9. Two ticks on the jaw. Tick on the neck. On the reverse, die crack between S and O. Diagonal hit on the third column of stripes on the shield.

"The Good River Collection,"  Superior Galleries, May 2006, Lot 1184 - $50,600. BD-2.

“The Harrington Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, March 19, 2020, Lot 3079 – $66,000. BD-2. Vertical cluster of ticks on the cap. Squiggly mark in the left field behind Liberty’s hair. Tiny tick below Y. Reed hit to the left of star 12. Horizontal hit in hair behind ear. Small gouge on jaw.

As PCGS AU58 #05885746. "The Douglas C. Kaselitz Collection," Stack's Bowers, July 2015, Lot 5222 – $52,875. As PCGS MS61 #25672569. Heritage Auctions, October 29, 2015, Lot 3543 – $42,887.50. BD-2. Thin tick in the area above 79. Two tiny ticks above star 1. Thin mark from low curl through the back of Liberty’s neck. Two tiny ticks on the back jaw. Copper spot below ribbon on the left side. Copper spot in the sixth column of the shield.

As PCGS AU58+ #25012407. Heritage Auctions, April 2013, Lot 4542; Heritage Auctions, July 11, 2013, Lot 3381 – $52,875; Heritage Auctions, April 24, 2014, Lot 5758 – $41,125; Stack’s Bowers, November 2013, Lot 2213 – $47,000; Legend Rare Coin Auctions, June 18, 2014 – July 17, 2014, Lot 191 – Passed; Heritage Auctions, January 7, 2015, Lot 4319 – $39,950. As PCGS AU58+ CAC #31671109. Legend Rare Coin Auctions, March 21, 2019, Lot 423 – $49,937.50; "The Birth of a Nation Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). BD-2 (per Heritage Auctions). Tick to the upper right of Star 2.

“The Andrew M. Hain Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, April 5, 2022, Lot 3151 – $132,000. BD-2 (per Stack's Bowers) Rattler. Die State b/c. There is a small tick above Liberty’s cap, a small diagonal cluster of light hits on the neck, and a small tick above 9 of the date. Light disturbances in the left field in the areas of stars 1 through 3.