1797 $10 Small Eagle
1798/7 $10 9X4 Stars

1797 $10 BD-4, Large Eagle (Regular Strike)

Series: Draped Bust $10 1795-1804

PCGS MS63

PCGS MS63

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PCGS MS63

PCGS MS63

PCGS MS61

PCGS MS61

PCGS #:
45719
Designer:
Robert Scot
Edge:
Reeded
Diameter:
33.00 millimeters
Weight:
17.50 grams
Mintage:
10,940
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
91.7% Gold, 8.3% Copper
Auction Record:
$192,000 • MS63 • 01-05-2023 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
Die Varieties

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Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PCGS MS63

Goliad Corporation (Mike Brownlee), by sale, March 4, 1991; “The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part II,” Heritage Auctions, January 5, 2023, Lot 9060 – $192,000. BD-4. Die state d/b. Cud formed between flag and the stem of the 7. Cracks through "R" and "C" of AMERICA. Scattered splashes of orange gold toning present on the reverse.
1 PCGS MS63

"Auction ’81," RARCOA, July 1981, Lot 456; “The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part II,” Stack’s Bowers / Sotheby’s, September 30, 2015, Lot 2095 – $152,750. BD-4. Struck with perfect reverse die. Coppery-gold toning in the protected areas.
3 PCGS MS62

As NGC MS62 #1852300-002. Heritage Auctions, October 2006, Lot 2907 - $69,000; Stack's Bowers, August 13, 2011, Lot 7709 - $74,750; Heritage Auctions, April 19, 2012, Lot 5290 – $66,125; "The Cajun Collection"; As PCGS MS62 #27401331. "The Riverboat Collection of Early Eagles," Heritage Auctions, February 9, 2023, Lot 3827 – $108,000. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions). Die state d/b. 
3 PCGS MS62

Superior Galleries, October 7-9, 1990, Lot 2128; “The Stan Burger Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 2010, Lot 2203 - $86,250; Heritage Auctions, August 11, 2010, Lot 3539 – $97,750; “The Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, November 1, 2022, Lot 4010 – $180,000. BD-4. Die State d/b. Hit to the right of Star 8. 
3 Est. MS62

As NGC MS62 #199752-002. Heritage Auctions, January 2007, Lot 3610; Heritage Auctions, May 2008, Lot 2326 – $109,250; Heritage Auctions, April 24, 2014, Lot 5759 – $117,500. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions).
3 Est. MS62

“The Guadalupe Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 5, 2006, Lot 3522 – $115,000. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions).
7 PCGS MS61

As NGC MS61 #3584479-002. Heritage Auctions, August 2015, Lot 4415 - $44,650. As PCGS MS61 #36674532. "The Anthony J. Taraszka Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 2019, Lot 4012 - $49,200;  Stack’s Bowers, November 14, 2023, Lot 3190 – $55,200. BD-4. Die state d/a. Diagonal mark to the left of the eyes. Blunt horizontal mark across neck. 
7 PCGS MS61

BD-4.
#1 PCGS MS63

Goliad Corporation (Mike Brownlee), by sale, March 4, 1991; “The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part II,” Heritage Auctions, January 5, 2023, Lot 9060 – $192,000. BD-4. Die state d/b. Cud formed between flag and the stem of the 7. Cracks through "R" and "C" of AMERICA. Scattered splashes of orange gold toning present on the reverse.
#1 PCGS MS63

"Auction ’81," RARCOA, July 1981, Lot 456; “The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part II,” Stack’s Bowers / Sotheby’s, September 30, 2015, Lot 2095 – $152,750. BD-4. Struck with perfect reverse die. Coppery-gold toning in the protected areas.
#3 PCGS MS62

As NGC MS62 #1852300-002. Heritage Auctions, October 2006, Lot 2907 - $69,000; Stack's Bowers, August 13, 2011, Lot 7709 - $74,750; Heritage Auctions, April 19, 2012, Lot 5290 – $66,125; "The Cajun Collection"; As PCGS MS62 #27401331. "The Riverboat Collection of Early Eagles," Heritage Auctions, February 9, 2023, Lot 3827 – $108,000. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions). Die state d/b. 
#3 PCGS MS62

Superior Galleries, October 7-9, 1990, Lot 2128; “The Stan Burger Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 2010, Lot 2203 - $86,250; Heritage Auctions, August 11, 2010, Lot 3539 – $97,750; “The Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, November 1, 2022, Lot 4010 – $180,000. BD-4. Die State d/b. Hit to the right of Star 8. 
#3 Est. MS62

As NGC MS62 #199752-002. Heritage Auctions, January 2007, Lot 3610; Heritage Auctions, May 2008, Lot 2326 – $109,250; Heritage Auctions, April 24, 2014, Lot 5759 – $117,500. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions).
#3 Est. MS62

“The Guadalupe Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 5, 2006, Lot 3522 – $115,000. BD-4 (per Heritage Auctions).
#7 PCGS MS61

As NGC MS61 #3584479-002. Heritage Auctions, August 2015, Lot 4415 - $44,650. As PCGS MS61 #36674532. "The Anthony J. Taraszka Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 2019, Lot 4012 - $49,200;  Stack’s Bowers, November 14, 2023, Lot 3190 – $55,200. BD-4. Die state d/a. Diagonal mark to the left of the eyes. Blunt horizontal mark across neck. 
#7 PCGS MS61

BD-4.
Charles Morgan:

The 1797 Draped Bust Eagle, Heraldic Eagle (BD-4)

Rarity-4+. This Heraldic Eagle variety of the 1797 Draped Bust Eagle is distinctive for the three stars positioned directly above the eagle’s head and the "long, thick neck" profile. On the obverse, a die crack through the "7" in the date eventually progresses into a notable cud between the flag and the leg. This variety is seldom found with a perfect reverse; die cracks typically develop through "R" and "C" of AMERICA. In his research, John W. Dannreuther estimates a mintage of 3,500 to 5,000 pieces, with approximately 90–110 survivors. Despite its rarity rating, this is the most frequently encountered 1797 Draped Bust Eagle die marriage to survive in Mint State.

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