1839/8 $10 Type of 1838 (Proof)

Series: Liberty Head $10 1838-1907

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PCGS PR62

PCGS #:: 8771

Designer:: Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 26.80 millimeters

Weight:: 16.70 grams

Mintage:: 5

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $690,000 • PR67 • 09-19-1999 • Goldberg Auctioneers

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	3	R-9.8	1 / 2 TIE	8 / 65 TIE
60 or Better	3	R-9.8	1 / 2 TIE	8 / 65 TIE
65 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 2	1 / 65 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	3
60 or Better	3
65 or Better	1

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-9.8
60 or Better	R-9.8
65 or Better	R-10.0

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	1 / 2 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 2 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 2

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	8 / 65 TIE
60 or Better	8 / 65 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 65 TIE

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Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PR61 PCGS grade		From the three-piece 1839 gold proof set purchased by Marc Emory in 1982 on behalf of New England Rare Coin Galleries - Bowers & Merena 5/1993 - Heritage 8/2012:5393, $282,000

#1 PR61 PCGS grade

From the three-piece 1839 gold proof set purchased by Marc Emory in 1982 on behalf of New England Rare Coin Galleries - Bowers & Merena 5/1993 - Heritage 8/2012:5393, $282,000

David Hall:

There are three known proofs for the 1839 $10 Liberty. One is a lower grade (PCGS PR61) example. And there are two gem examples. The Smithsonian has a gemmy Deep Cameo specimen. But the finest example is probably the Eliasberg coin. It has sold at auction three times since 1982. In the 1982 Eliasberg sale it brought $121,000. Seventeen years later, in the September, 1999 Goldberg auction, it brought $690,000. And then it sold in the January, 2007 Heritage sale for $1,610,000.

David Akers (1975/88): There are only two known proofs, one in the Smithsonian Institution and the other in the Eliasberg Collection.