Lot 1496
1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colorado) $10 Gold. PCGS graded VF-35, a wonderful example of this popular Territorial Coin. While the vision of Pikes Peak on the obverse of the Clark, Gruber ten dollar coin looks nothing like the mountain itself, the notion of "Pikes Peak Gold" became an inspiration for gold-seekers a decade after the California boom. This is a rare example of the popular 1860 edition of the Clark, Gruber eagle, shows some black dirt build up mostly in the lettering on the obverse & reverse. (PCGS Pop. 2 in VF-35, 87 graded higher, and a total of 95 in all grades, 9/24/11).Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $12,500