Archives for November 2015

1854-O $3 Gold Princess

A Quick Look at a Stand-Alone New Orleans Gold Coin   1854 New Orleans Three Dollar Gold Piece – A true stand-alone New Orleans gold coin A stand-alone New Orleans gold coin is a coin that has unique attributes, in this case 1854-O $3G is the first and only year that a coin of the $3 denomination was ever produced at the New Orleans mint. As a cherry on top for this issue; it is also the very first year of production for any $3G coin at any U.S. Mint! Since it was the only $3 gold piece struck at New Orleans and it has an affordable price point it has always been a New Orleans gold coin. The typical 1854-O is not boldly struck and some pieces are seen with mint-made defects in the fields. This is compounded by the fact that … [Read more...]

1895-O $10 Gold Liberty PCGS MS62 CAC

1895 New Orleans Eagle PCGS MINT STATE 62CAC Original Mintage 98,000 Total Population 1242 MS62 Population 168 CAC Population 10   The 1895-O ranks as the 10th rarest “with motto” Eagle out of the 16 issues, which sounds very ordinary-until you take a closer look. This date, when available is normally seen in AU grades. It is also almost impossible to find a piece without a liberal amount of abrasion. The 95-O is never seen in grades higher than MS63, with a lone NGC MS64 somewhere tucked away, that the numismatic community will probably never see as there is NO public record of it trading hands as far back as we can research. A high record of over $9000 was recorded in February 2013 for a MS63 graded … [Read more...]

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