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PCGS Number: 10190 Coin Date: 1852/1 Denomination (Short): G$10 Denomination (Long): 10 Dollar Gold Variety: Augustus Humbert Variety 2: K-8 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: 50–75 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1852 Mint Location: California Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Eagle clutching shield and ribbon UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 884 THOUS: TEN DOLS. Reverse Description: Engine turning AUGUSTUS HUMBERT. UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD. CALIFORNIA. 1852/1. General Notes: The 1852/1 Humbert $10 was struck beginning on February 11th, 1852. Its reverse die — made sometime in 1851 while Moffat and Humbert awaited authorization to strike small denomination gold coins — was altered by punching a “2” over the original “1” in the date. This die cracked very early in its working life, and today no examples are known without a crack extending from 12:00 to 5:00 on the reverse. There are between 50 and 75 examples known today, 13 of which were discovered on the S.S. Central America. There are a handful of examples graded mint state, and any fully original AU58 would qualify for the condition census. PCGS #: 10190 NGC ID: ANGF
