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Bear #10

Big tailless grumpy bear
Extremely bright plating

With or without "REPLICA" on reverse

17 varieties listed

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Bear #10, line drawing, 13 star, coin orientation
Possibly the same as Bear #8
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Octagonal 1/2
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Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1855 Liberty #1, type #10a (big chin, coronet below a star, upper stars widely spaced)

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1855 Liberty #2, type #10b, dies of #1 now with "REPLICA" added to the reverse.

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1857 Liberty #1, type #10a same obv as 1857 #10b (bear front foot points forward) +

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1857 Liberty #2, type #10b die #1b (bear front foot turns up) +

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1857 Liberty #3, type #10a die #1a (bear front foot turns up) + ****

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Indian #1, type #10a die #1a + *****

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Indian #2, type #10b, same dies as above, but "REPLICA" added to reverse

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Indian #3, type #10a, same dies as Bear 4 #1 before re-engraving, proving the bear4 is simply a late die state of Bear 10.
Obverse die rusty.

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Round 1/2
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Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Liberty #1

Bear10b Obverse

Bear10b Reverse

1852 Liberty #2 same dies as above, now with "REPLICA" added

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Liberty #3, this obverse also seen with a Bear 4 reverse. Not the prettiest token, but its the only one I've seen.

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Large Indian #1, type #10a *****
Rev appears to be early DS of Bear #4. Rev #1 The one from set 5 is on a striated planchet, the other is smooth and proof like. The second picture shows a token struck in white metal, perhaps silver.

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Small Indian #2, type #10a

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1852 Large Indian #3, type #10b, same dies as #1, but "REPLICA" added to reverse.

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1854 Large Indian #1 type #10a *****
Rev #1. The illustrated piece is unusually well struck.

Bear10a Obverse

Bear10a Reverse

1854 Small Indian #2, type #10a ****
Rev #1. See also Bear4 Round 1/2 1854 Indian #2.

Bear10b Obverse

Bear10b Reverse

1854 Small Indian #3, type #10b
Rev #1, same dies as previous, REPLICA added to reverse. See also Bear4 Round 1/2 1854 Indian #2.