1841 NGC AU-55 $10 Liberty Eagle Gold Coin - Granite Lady Hoard

1841 NGC AU-55 $10 Liberty Eagle Gold Coin - Granite Lady Hoard

This coin carries the prestigious "Granite Lady Hoard" pedigree, marking it as part of a historic collection that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the devastating fires that followed.

Amid the widespread destruction, one building remained standing: the United States Mint in San Francisco, known as the "Old Granite Lady." Within its resilient walls was a small hoard of older gold coins that survived the catastrophe. Today, these coins are uniquely labeled and certified by NGC as part of the Granite Lady Hoard.

The US Mint produced Liberty Eagle Gold Coins from 1838 to 1907, which contained .4837 oz of gold for widespread circulation as an official $10 coin. 

In addition to an attractive amount of gold, $10 Liberty Eagle gold coins displayed a patriotic design illustrated by Christian Gobrecht, the third Chief Engraver of the US Mint.

These coins, in particular, are sealed with NGC Special Granite Lady Hoard Label in honor of the second building raised in 1874 to expand the San Francisco Mint’s facilities during the California Gold Rush and accommodate the increasing demand for gold refining. The building got the “Granite Lady” moniker for its massive two-story structure built out of granite to handle the heavy minting equipment.

SD Bullion offers 1841 $10 Liberty Eagle Gold Coins certified as AU-55 and sealed in NGC Special Granite Lady Hoard Label.

Coin Highlights

• Evaluated, encapsulated, and graded as an AU-55 coin by NGC;
• Sealed with NGC Special Granite Lady Hoard Label;
• Contains .4837 oz of actual gold content;
• Produced by the US Mint;
• The last strike of $10 Liberty Eagle Gold Coins;
• Pre-1933 American Gold Coin;
• Bears legal tender status through a USD 10 face value;
• The design is a creation of Christian Gobrecht.

The Design

The obverse portrays Lady Liberty’s bust adorned with a coronet inscribed "LIBERTY." Her effigy is encircled by thirteen stars, symbolizing the original thirteen colonies and the year of mintage.

The reverse depicts the Heraldic Eagle, which bears the national shield on its chest, arrows and oak branches in its talons, and the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on a banner above.

Encircling the eagle are the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TEN D.," indicating the coin's face value.

A NGC AU-55 Coin

NGC - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation certifies and grades coins based on the Sheldon Scale, which ranks coins from 1 to 70 according to their condition.

AU-55 stands for Almost or About Uncirculated and describes a coin with slight wear on the high points and minor friction in the fields. The luster can range from almost nonexistent to virtually full.

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