Lot #57 1837 Liberty Seated 10C. Lg Date PCGS Proof 63

Description:

Choice Proof 1837 Lg Date. No Star Dime. PCGS graded Proof 63. CAC. PQ. Boldly struck with lovely well matched blue toning on both sides. Very popular coin as this is a short lived type, with the No Stars obverse seen only in late 1837 until the opening months of 1838. Mint Engraver Christian Gobrecht adopted Thomas Sully's design of Liberty seated on a rock and holding a pole with the cap of freedom placed at the top of the pole. The reverse design was a simple open laurel wreath with fruit, ONE / DIME at the center, and surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. To celebrate this new design perhaps 25 to 30 were struck in Proof, and this is one of those prized examples. Pop 7; 13 finer at PCGS. Estimated Value $9,000 - UP

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