1845 $10 AU50 Certification #44753195, PCGS #8592

Per David Akers' "United States Gold Coins - An Analysis Of Auction Records - Volume V - Eagles 1795-1933" (1980), This date is just one of the many grossly underrated dates in the Liberty Head Eagle series. It is very rare and difficult to obtain in any condition and, when located, VF or EF is about all one can expect." Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia Of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" (2008) maintains, "The 1845 eagle is a great, low-mintage date whose rarity has withstood the test of time. Certainly, it is not as rare as the 1844, but it compares favorably with the 1846 and 1849-O. The vast majority of 1845 eagles are in circulated condition, mostly EF or worse, rarely in AU, and almost never in Mint State." Q. David Bowers' "Official Red Book - A Guide To Gold Eagle Coins" (2017) states, "As is true of all other eagles of this era, VF and EF are par for grades usually seen, with VF predominating."

David Akers (1975/88)

This is just one of the many grossly underrated dates in the Liberty Head Eagle series. It is very rare and difficult to obtain in any condition and, when located, VF and EF is about all one can expect. I have never seen a strictly uncirculated 1845. This date is just as rare as the low mintage 1844 and is also similar in overall rarity to the 1839 Type of '40 and the 1846.