Star Varieties for 1798/97 Gold Eagle
May 15, 2020
3 minutes
(Images courtesy PCGS.)
It should come as no surprise that the first gold eagles of the United States are very tough coins. After all, back in the 1790s, a $10 gold coin was a lot of money to almost everyone. It had not been that long prior to the 1790s that a rather desperate George Washington was trying to convince the troops to extend their enlistments. Since patriotic duty was having
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