1857-S $10 (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Head $10 1838-1907

PCGS MS64+

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PCGS MS64

PCGS AU58+

PCGS #:: 8624

Designer:: Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 26.80 millimeters

Weight:: 16.70 grams

Mintage:: 26,000

Mint:: San Francisco

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $53,188 • MS64 • 02-01-2009 • Heritage Auctions

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1857-S $10

Die Varieties

1857-S $10 S.S. Central America #2 (with Pinch)

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	100	R-8.0	21 / 64 TIE	48 / 183 TIE
60 or Better	8	R-9.6	35 / 64 TIE	56 / 183 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 64	1 / 183

Survival Estimate
All Grades	100
60 or Better	8
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-8.0
60 or Better	R-9.6
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	21 / 64 TIE
60 or Better	35 / 64 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 64

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	48 / 183 TIE
60 or Better	56 / 183 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 183

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS64 PCGS grade
1	MS64 PCGS grade
3	MS63 PCGS grade
3	MS63 PCGS grade
5	MS62 PCGS grade
5	MS62 PCGS grade
7	AU58 PCGS grade
8	AU55 PCGS grade	Ellen D Collection (PCGS Set Registry) - Simpson Collection
8	AU55 PCGS grade
8	AU55 PCGS grade

#1 MS64 PCGS grade

#3 MS63 PCGS grade

#5 MS62 PCGS grade

#7 AU58 PCGS grade

#8 AU55 PCGS grade

Ellen D Collection (PCGS Set Registry) - Simpson Collection

#8 AU55 PCGS grade

David Akers (1975/88): Low grade specimens are the norm for this date yet the 1857-S is sufficiently rare that even VF and EF examples are seldom seen. I have seen two or three AU's but have neither seen nor heard of a strictly uncirculated piece. The 1857-S is just as rare as the lower mintage 1857-O and is nearly as rare as the 1855-S. It is considerably more rare than the 1854-S or 1856-S.

(PCGS CoinFacts editor's note: David Akers comments are from his seminal book on $10 gold pieces, published in 1980. This was before the discovery of the SS Central America ship wreck and gold hoard which was found in 1986 and came to market in 2000. The SS Central America treasure hoard contained thousands of 1857-S $20 gold pieces and a handful of 1857-S $10 Liberties, including a handful of mint state specimens. Before the SS Central America treasure hoard, as David Akers indicated, the 1857-S $10 Liberty was unknown in uncirculated condition.)