Description: Add a touch of American history to your coin collection with this beautiful 1880 $10 Liberty Eagle Gold Coin. This stunning coin features a coronet head with a motto and is made of 90% fine gold and 10% Copper. It has not been graded, certified, or circulated, making it a great addition for any collector. The coin was minted in Philadelphia and has a denomination of $10. It is a pre-1933 coin, which adds to its value and rarity. This business strike type coin measures 27.97mm and weighs 16.7g. The coin is a great representation of the United States and makes for a wonderful gift or investment.Here are some events that happened in the United States in 1880:· February – The journal Science is first published, with financial backing from Thomas Edison.· February 2 – The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana.· March 31: Wabash, Indiana became the first city in the world to be lit by electricity.· May 11: The Mussel Slough Tragedy occurred when a gun battle broke out between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, resulting in seven deaths.· May 13: Thomas Edison tested his electric railway in Menlo Park, New Jersey.· May 30: The League of American Wheelmen was founded in Newport, Rhode Island.· June 1: The United States Census recorded a population of 50,155,783.· June 3: Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first wireless telephone message using his photophone from the Franklin School in Washington, D.C.· September 30: Amateur astronomer Henry Draper took the first photograph of the Orion Nebula.· November 2: James Garfield defeated Winfield Hancock in the U.S. Presidential election, becoming the 20th President of the United States.· Charles Wesley Emerson founds the Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art, predecessor of Emerson College.· More than 100,000 Chinese men and 3,000 Chinese women are living in the western United States.
Price: 1516 USD
Location: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-04T03:04:35.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Composition: Gold
Strike Type: Business
Fineness: 0.9
Grade: Ungraded
KM Number: 102
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: $10
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Year: 1880
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1933
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Variety: Coronet Head With Motto
