Sale 46: The Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Collection

Lot 1008

1860 $10 Liberty. Details of Very Fine. Harshly cleaned, very light scratches on obverse. Mintage 15,055.
Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1009

1860-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. The 1860-O Liberty Head eagle boasts a mintage of 11,100 pieces. This scarce New Orleans issue was produced during the last year before the Civil War. (PCGS Pop. 34 in EF-45, only 52 graded higher. Total of 99 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 1010

1860-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. The 1860-O ten is moderately available in AU grades, even though only 11,100 pieces were struck. But in overall rarity only 115-135 examples are estimated extant in all grades. (PCGS Pop. 15 in AU-53, only 14 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-62 and the next highest two AU-58 coins. Total of 99 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 1011

1861 $10 Liberty. Extremely Fine. Few minor bag marks. Mintage 113,164.
Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 1012

1861 $10 Liberty. Details of Extremely Fine. Harshly cleaned, few scrathes on obverse, sharp details. Mintage 113,164.
Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1013

1861-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-20. Only 15,500 pieces were struck, since San Francisco favored the double eagle denomination. (PCGS Pop. 1 in VF-20, only 46 graded higher, the highest grade being two AU-58 examples. Total of 53 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 1014

1862 $10 Liberty. Details of Extremely Fine. Lightly cleaned. Mintage 10,960.
Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1015

1862-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-35. One of the more elusive San Francisco dates that suffered a high attrition rate from heavy circulation in the West where coinage was in great demand for commercial transactions. The surviving population is estimated at 60 to 80 examples. Mintage 12,500 (PCGS Pop. 9 in VF-35, only 29 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-61, the next highest being four AU-55's. Total of 47 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 1016

1863 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded (Genuine, Cleaned), Details of Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $8,500

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Lot 1017

1864-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-30, A wonderful rarity which is seldom offered. An extremely rare Liberty ten that is even more elusive than its mintage of 2,500 pieces would suggest. The surviving population is estimated at 22 to 26 examples. (PCGS Pop. 3 in VF-30, only 10 graded higher, the highest grade being two AU-55 examples. Total of 18 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $30,000

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