1861 10$ “NO MOTTO” GOLD EAGLE NGC PF 65 CAMEO - UNIQUE UNIQUE AND FINEST KNOWN!! Start Price USD 265,000.00 Current Price USD 265,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 11, 2008 End Time Friday, November 21, 2008 Location Encinitas, California See more about '1861 10$ “NO MOTTO” GOLD EAGLE NGC PF 65 CAMEO - UNIQUE' Description SEE OUR OTHER AUCTION ITEMS SEE OUR OTHER AUCTION ITEMS 1861 10$ “NO MOTTO” GOLD EAGLE NGC PF 65 CAMEO - UNIQUE AND FINEST KNOWN!!   CHECK OUT OUR OTHER AUCTIONS ON ULTIMATECOIN!      TERMS: California residents please include 7.75% sales tax. All bidders must include $5.00 shipping fee on all orders $100 and under, $7.00 fee on orders totaling $101 - $300, and $12.00 on orders totaling $301 and up. Express overnight shipping is offered for $20.00, please specify in remark section if  you choose the express option. Payments must be made by 2 PM pacific time  International orders will be subject to additional fees. If paying by PayPal, we are listed under our e-mail address coinluver@hotmail.com, or Rick Tomaska. Otherwise, we accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, as well as bank checks, money orders and personal checks. Please allow 10 days for personal checks to clear.  For fast shipping please use PayPal! If mailing your payment, please make checks out to: R&I Coins P.O. Box 230009 Encinitas, CA. 92023 (800)753-2646          UNIQUE AND FINEST KNOWN. To more fully appreciate the rarity and potential of this coin, a little historical background: The year 1861 marks a momentous, critical turning point in United States history. It was on April 12, 1861 that the first shots of the Civil War were fired on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy, and the War Between the States officially began. The budding “hobby of kings” would now take a back seat to the crisis facing the nation, as it would soon become apparent as the war unfolded, that this conflict would not be easily resolved, and that much blood would be shed. The United States mint continued to strike proof coins for collectors, and there is an official mint record of 69 $10 Gold Eagles having been produced by the mint that year, but few of those coins made it into the hands of the public as all other interests and past-times paled in context of the storm clouds overwhelming the country. As a result, by 1862 only a handful of proof $10 Gold Eagles made their way into collector’s hands, and as was the custom of the mint in that era, the balance of the unsold proof Eagles were dumped back into the melting pot! The noted numismatic historian Walter Breen estimates that only about 10 specimens of the original 69 struck actually survived! In fact, checking the total number of examples graded by NGC and PCGS combined, it is exactly 10 coins. It can also be assumed that of these 10 coins, there may be at least a couple duplicates that have not been removed from those totals. Most significantly, of the 10 coins, the example being offered is the ONLY Proof 65 (all others are Proof 64 grade), and it is certified CAMEO as well! Far and Away the FINEST KNOWN! A future multi-million dollar valued rarity. From R & I Coins Offering the Absolute Ultimate in Eye-Appeal for collectors for whom rarity alone isn’t enough! These are “The Irreplaceables” – coins offering you the eye-appeal and beauty that few if any of its kind can hope to equal, that once gone, may never be seen again. What is an Everest coin? Simply put, it is your guarantee that the coin you have acquired, in eye-appeal, ranks at the highest peak of desirability for its issue, with few if any of comparable symmetry and beauty. An Everest coin is about the present – owning a coin you know is superb every time you look at it. And an Everest coin is about your future – owning a coin whose desirability and “gotta have it” quotient will only grow with the passage of time! Few coins can be on top Few collectors get to see the view Offered by Rick Tomaska of R & I Coins, I have built my reputation on offering my clients coins that are not only extremely scarce or rare, but also beautiful. My clients currently own or have owned many of the finest proof and mint state sets known in U.S. coinage, from the only known 1950 Franklin Proof 68 CAMEO, the only known 1953-S Franklin MS 66 FBL, the only known 1952 Washington Proof 67 DEEP CAMEO, the only known 1955 Lincoln Proof 69 DEEP CAMEO, to the only known Seated dollar Proof 68 ULTRA CAMEO (1873) and the only known 1859 Seated half Proof 65 DEEP CAMEO, and the only known PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO Barber half (1897) – to name a few! My Everest selections are my way of helping you become a part of our tradition, by using my knowledge and expertise earmarking those acquisitions which offer my client the absolute ultimate in eye-appeal for their respective issue. If you see a particular Everest that interests you, or if you would like to be part of this program, just give us a call at 1-800-753-2646 and ask for Rick, or email me at rt@ricoins.com! Feel free to inquire why I bought the coin, why I enjoy owning it, and why it would be good for you to own. Warmest regards, Rick Tomaska        Hesitant to buy because of a bad picture? Let me know at ricoins@gmail.com and I will personally send you more! If for any reason, you are not 100% satisfied, please return the item(s) within 15 days for a refund minus a 5% restocking fee as well as any shipping fee incurred. Please note that if the coins are removed from the case the return policy is no longer valid. California residents please include 7.75% sales tax. 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