1850 SMALL DATE Eagle - No Motto $10 NGC MS61

1850 Small Date Eagle, MS61 Rare in Mint State 1850 $10 Small Date MS61 NGC. A "very scarce and under-appreciated, major variety" according to Garrett and Guth, who highlight the Small Date variant of the 1850 eagle as "an apparent mistake," by claiming "the Small Date punch was intended for large cents and half eagles." Indeed, on this MS61 example, the date seems small and lost in the roomy exergue. The present moderately abraded example displays radiant yellow-gold color with softness on most of the peripheral stars but better definition at the central devices. Mint luster flows across both sides. A minor alloy spot appears over the eagle's left (facing) wing. For the variety, Census: 4 in 61, 0 finer (7/24).