US $10.00 Eagle Liberty Head No Motto Gold | Facts, Grading, and Specifications.

$10.00 Liberty Head No Motto Gold (1838-1866)

Liberty Head Eagle Without Motto General Grading Standards

VF20 Very Fine - Hair lines above coronet partly worn. Curls under ear worn but defined.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Small amount of wear on top of hair and below L in LIBERTY. Wear evident on wing tips and neck of eagle.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on tip of coronet and hair above eye.
AU55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Some of original mint luster present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Choice Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Impaired luster possible.

Designer: Christian Gobrecht	Content: 90% gold 10% other
Diameter: 26.8 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Weight: 16.7 grams

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1838	7,200	About 4
1839	38,248	About 4
1840	47,338	About 5
1841	63,131	About 5
1841-O	2,500	0
1842	81,507	About 5
1842-O	27,400	0
1843	75,462	About 5
1843-O	175,162	0
1844	6,361	About 5
1844-O	118,700	1
1845	26,153	About 5
1845-O	47,500	0
1846	20,095	About 5
1846-O	81,780	0
1847	862,258	About 5
1847-O	571,500	0
1848	145,484	About 5
1848-O	35,850	0
1849	653,618	Unknown
1849-O	23,900	0
1850	291,451	1?
1850-O	57,500	0
1851	176,328	Unknown
1851-O	263,000	0
1852	263,106	Unknown
1852-O	18,000	0
1853	201,253	Unknown
1853-O	51,000	0
1854	54,250	1?
1854-O	52,500	0
1854-S	123,826	0
1855	121,701	1?
1855-O	18,000	0
1855-S	9,000	0
1856	60,490	1?
1856-O	14,500	0
1856-S	68,000	0
1857	16,606	About 5
1857-O	5,500	0
1857-S	26,000	0
1858	2,521	About 10
1858-O	20,000	0
1858-S	11,800	0
1859	16,013	80
1859-O	2,300	0
1859-S	7,000	0
1860	15,055	50
1860-O	11,100	0
1860-S	5,000	0
1861	113,164	69
1861-S	15,500	0
1862	10,960	35
1862-S	12,500	0
1863	1,218	30
1863-S	10,000	0
1864	3,530	50
1864-S	2,500	0
1865	3,980	25
1865-S	16,700	0
1866-S	8,500	0

Mint Mark Legend:

Below the eagle on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present

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