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PCGS Number: 8634 Coin Date: 1861-S Denomination (Short): $10 Denomination (Long): $10 Gold Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 15,500 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Ten Dollar Gold Eagle Coinage Years: 1838-1866 Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 27 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 16.718 Weight (Ounces): 0.5375 Designer: Christian Gobrecht Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom. Reverse Description: Heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch in its claws is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TEN D. around the periphery. Mintmark (if any) is located under the eagle's claws. PCGS #: 8634 NGC ID: 2648