Coin
10 Dollars Coronet Head - With motto (1879) — United States
United States • 1879 • KM# 102, PCGS# 8649-8765, 8806-8847
Overview
A gold Proof strike 10 Dollars Coronet Head coin of the United States. The obverse features Liberty (coronet head) facing left surrounded by stars, while the reverse depicts a Heraldic eagle with a Union shield. Minted in 1879 at the United States Mint of Philadelphia with a highly limited mintage of 30 pieces. Composed of .900 gold with a reeded edge.
Specifications
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1879
- Composition
- Gold (.900) (.100 copper)
- Weight
- 16.718 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
- Thickness
- 2 mm
- Mint
- United States Mint of Philadelphia
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 102, PCGS# 8649-8765, 8806-8847
- Issuer
- United States
Design details
Obverse
Liberty (coronet head) facing left, surrounded by 13 stars, with the date below Script: Latin Lettering: LIBERTY 1901
Reverse
Heraldic eagle with Union shield, holding 3 arrows and an olive branch, motto above Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST · TEN D. ·
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Christian Gobrecht is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 30 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Gold issue: Gold (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion demand competes with numismatic demand. Weight and fineness (not just face value) drive the melt-value floor.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 102, PCGS# 8649-8765, 8806-8847. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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