By Numismatic News - An example of the first variety of the first U.S. gold $10 coin sold for $402,500 in Stack's May 21-22 auction of the Minot collection, a sale that totaled about $5,939,000. The 1795 $10, classified as Bass-Dannreuther 1 and Taraszka 1, with small eagle reverse and 13 leaves below the eagle, was graded MS-63 by Professional Coin Grading Service with Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker.

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