1795 $10 BD-3, 9 Leaves XF45 NGC
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1795 $10 9 Leaves, BD-3, R.6, XF45 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State d/b, with heavy die breaks and lumps at the first T of STATES. This short-lived type is one of the most famous die varieties of the entire U.S. gold series and is a landmark variety among all early gold denominations and types. Rather than an engraver's blunder, the 9 Leaves reverse was one of several design experiments employed by the Mint, including various obverse star counts and arrangements. On the reverse, 1795-dated varieties had either the logical 13 Leaves on the palm branch or the odd 9 Leaves variant, while the 1796 and 1797 early eagles settled on 11 Leaves. The oddball 9 Leaves reverse had by far the lowest mintage among the five 1795 die marriages, with a mintage estimated at between 210 and 500 pieces struck. Today, the number of surviving 9 Leaves 1795 eagles ranges between 20 to 24 examples in all grades combined, or possibly a few more, since the occasional unrecorded example surfaces from time to time. Several of the known representatives are impaired in one way or another. This example traces back to the Diocese of Buffalo Collection, which remarkably held three 9 Leaves 1795 eagles sold by Heritage in separate 1997 auctions. It later appeared in an August 2014 Stack's Bowers auction, bringing $149,875 -- almost exactly twelve years ago as of this writing. In its 1997 Heritage appearance, the lot was described: {blockquote}"...the acquisition of three 9 Leave tens leaves one with the impression that the collector who donated these rare gold holdings to the Diocese had a firm grasp on what issues were truly rare in U.S. gold. While many lesser dates and varieties were represented by a single coin, there were three 9 Leaves and four 1834 Capped Bust quarter eagles. The surfaces of this piece show a pronounced reddish-orange patina with pale golden-yellow accents on the highpoints of the devices. Several light, very shallow adjustment marks are noted in the center of the ...
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