1839/8 $10 Type of 1838 Large Letters

Coin / United States of America / 1839 / Philadelphia / $10 Liberty Gold – No Motto / $10 (Ten Dollars)

coinage-type Liberty head gold eagle
desg MS
designer Christian Gobrecht
diameter 27
edge Reeded
fineness 0.9
material 90% gold; 10% copper
mintage 25,801
ngc-id 262E
obverse-description Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 8576
pcgs-number 8576
reverse-description Heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch in its claws is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * FIVE D. around the periphery. Mintmark (if any) is located under the eagle's claws.
variety Type of 1838
variety-2 Large Letters
weight-grams 16.718
weight-ounces 0.48375
year-display 1838-1866