1797 $10 Capped Bust. Large eagle. Taraszka 8:6-E, Rarity 4. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned and repaired. The obverse has been cleaned with some sort of surface altering chemical, perhaps a light acid as the fields and devices have a pebbly look. None of the original mint frost is present. It is likely that there were some marks or an initial in the left obverse field, which was buffed down, then the entire coin was "bathed" to make the fields and devices uniform in appearance. To the naked eye, this coin has a nice appearance, and any work done on it is not readily apparent without a glass. Inspection mandatory.
Identifiable by a short mark above the arrowheads in the field, nearly touching some of the eagle's feathers, and several less important marks in the star field near the eagle's head. The reverse also appears to have been lightly bathed in acid, making it a bit dull, but uniform in color and appearance. By itself, this coin is generally pleasing to the eye, but against some of the others in this collection, the work is more easily discerned.
A scarce coin in any grade, this one is well struck, with full device detail and is free of some of the more obvious problems which plague many coins of this era.
