Description
1804 $10 Crosslet 4 graded MS61 by PCGS. Breen-6847, BD-1, High R.4.
This impressive Mint State piece has reflective fields with some minor weakness at Liberty’s face and the opposing point on the reverse, the result of light adjustment marks. Other minor blemishes are mostly insignificant. The Guide Book shows that the early gold eagle series concluded in 1804 (although the 1803 BD-6 eagles were actually the last coins minted before a long intermission until 1838). The recorded mintage in 1804 was just 3,757 coins; however, John Dannreuther suggests that the actual mintage of 1804-dated eagles may have been as low as 2,500 coins. Regardless, the date is a rarity in all grades, and the present Mint State piece is subject to extreme demand.
