1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. $10. K-4. Rarity-5. Large Head, Wide Uneven Date. AU Details--Repaired (NGC).Bright, vivid golden-yellow surfaces retain the sharpest detail to Libertys portrait, the shield on the eagles breast, and some of the wing feathers. All other major design elements are a bit softer, yet still fully discernible, including the date. Scattered marks remain despite evidence of tooling that at least partially explains the NGC qualifier. Not many of these survive at all, this being a more affordable example of this challenging California Gold Rush era type.From the Collection of Samuel J. Berngard.
