10 Dollars, Pattern United States, 1865

10 Dollars, Pattern United States, 1865

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 10 dollar coin, pattern
United States, 1865
Obverse Image: Left facing Liberty with hair tied in a bun and wearing a coronet. 13 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1865
Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scroll above eagle.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN GOD WE TRUST / TEN D.
Description
This coin is termed a transitional pattern. Transitional patterns are patterns which were, in fact, adopted. However, a transitional pattern shows a date before the year in which the design was actually adopted for circulating coinage. The different element in this pattern is the motto over the eagle, IN GOD WE TRUST. It would appear on normal coinage the following year. This coin is assigned a Rarity-8 by specialists, suggesting that only two or three exist. [reference no. Judd 449]
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
coin
Date made
1865
mint
U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
designer
Gobrecht, Christian
place of issue
United States
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall: 27 mm; 1 1/16 in
ID Number
1985.0441.2103
catalog number
1985.0441.2103
accession number
1985.0441
Credit Line
U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
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Data Source
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