1839 TEN DOLLAR EAGLE N/M Head of a 1838 Large Letters  

Mintage: 25,801
Proofs: estimated 4

Notes:
The 1839 Eagle is found in two major varieties: Head of 1838 and Head of 1840.  The 1839 “Head of 1838” is actually an overdate, created when a 9 was punched over the final 8 of a leftover 1838 dated working die.  The Head of 1838 is distinctly different from those of later years and should actually be listed as a separate sub-Type.  The most obvious differences can be seen in the shape of the bust and the arc of the truncation line.  One the “Head of 1838”, the tip of the bust is more rounded in appearance and the truncation line has a high arch.  On the “Head of 1840” (which first appeared in 1839), the tip of the bust is less rounded and the arc of the truncation line is flatter.  The finest 1839 Eagle graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.  The finest example graded by NGC is a single MS-64