Obverse Image: Left facing Liberty with hair tied in a bun and wearing a coronet. 13 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1848
Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TEN D.
Description:
Eagles struck for circulation in extraordinary grade are almost as rare as specimen or proof coins. The eagle was a heavy coin, its alloy fairly soft. To encounter a piece like this, with virtually no contact marks, is a rare occurrence.
