US $10.00 Capped Bust Right Gold Eagle | Facts, Grading, and Specifications.

Capped Bust Right Eagle (1795-1804)

Capped Bust (Turban Head) Eagle General Grading Standards

F12 Fine - Details on turban and head obliterated.
VF20 Very Fine - Hair lines in curls on neck and details under turban and over forehead worn but distinguishable.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Definite wear on hair to left of eye and strand of hair across and around turban, as well as on eagle's wing tips.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on cap, hair, cheek, and drapery.
AU55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Most of original mint luster present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.

Plain Eagle Reverse (1795-1797)

Designer: Robert Scot	Content: 91.7% gold 8.3% other
Diameter: 33 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Weight: 17.5 grams

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1795	5,583	0
1796	4,146	0
1797	3,615	0

Eagle and Shield Reverse (1797-1804)

Designer: Robert Scot	Content: 91.7% gold 8.3% other
Diameter: 33 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Weight: 17.5 grams

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1797	10,940	0
1798	1,742	0
1799	37,449	0
1800	5,999	0
1801	44,344	0
1803	15,017	0
1804	3,757	About 5

Mint Mark Legend:

There are no mintmarks on these coins. All were struck in Philadelphia.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present

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