1850 Liberty Head Eagle. Large Date. MS-62 (PCGS). CAC.

1850 Liberty Head Eagle. Large Date. MS-62 (PCGS). CAC.，This Mint State 1850 is an important condition rarity for an early date No Motto Liberty Head eagle. Handsome honey-gold surfaces are overall satiny in texture, yet reveal appreciable prooflike reflectivity in the obverse field under direct lighting. The strike is suitably bold for an 1850s eagle, and the appearance is remarkably smooth for the assigned grade. The Philadelphia Mint struck 291,451 ten-dollar gold pieces in 1850 utilizing both Small and Large Date logotypes in the die preparation process. The Large Date is the more available variety, although the issue as a whole is conditionally challenging and exceedingly rare in Mint State. Of the three 1850 Large Date eagles in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, the highest graded is an AU-58. This is one of the very few Uncirculated pieces that we have ever handled, and it is an old friend that we previously offered in our (Stacks) session of Auction 85. Solidly in the Condition Census for both the issue and variety, this impressive rarity would serve as a highlight in any cabinet.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) session of Auction 85, July 1985, lot 1935. Lot tag included.，