1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. 10 Dollar Gold MS Close Date, Short Neck, K-5 Values

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1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. 10 Dollar Gold MS Close Date, Short Neck, K-5 Values

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The Close Date, Short Neck 1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. $10 is the rarest of the firm’s 1852 issues, with only eight known examples, four of which were found on the S.S. Central America. The finest known specimen is graded mint state, and all other examples grade XF or lower.

Obverse: Liberty Head with short neck and W.M. & Co. on diadem, 1852 close, 13 stars around

Reverse: Federal Eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TEN D.

Basic Information

GSID:

11883

Coin Date:

1852

Denomination:

G$10 / 10 Dollar Gold

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

San Francisco

Mintage:

8 known

Coinage Type:

Private & Pioneer Gold

Coinage Years:

1852-1855

Composition:

Gold

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Wass, Molitor & Co.

Variety 2:

Close Date, Short Neck, K-5

Rarity:

R-7

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Obverse Lettering:

W.M. & Co., 1852

Reverse Lettering:

S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TEN D.

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