The 1841-O is a numismatically desirable coin as the first year in which New Orleans Eagles were struck Fewer than 75 are known in all grades, and many are either damaged or very well worn. The 1841-O is currently unknown in Uncirculated and it is very rare in properly graded About Uncirculated. Prices have risen …
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 …
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. …
1853-O: This is an odd date as it is not rare in terms of the total known to exist, but it is exceedingly rare in Uncirculated with just four or five accounted for. It is not hard to locate an 1853-O in grades up to AU55 although most of the ones graded by PCGS and …
Over the past 12 months we have placed hundreds of New Orleans Minted Eagles ($10) as well as many of the other denominations from New Orleans. Many other areas of the market are strictly investor driven, the gold coinage of New Orleans enjoys both collector and investor interest and is seeing much positive activity. …
Mintage 8350 Total Population 316 coins Population AU50 40 coins CAC Population 1 coin Only 18 coins graded in Mint State This is a very nice example of a low mintage New Orleans Eagle, in fact this one of the nicest O’s we have ever handled. New Orleans Mint Brochure | PDF It is right …
The dictionary says “rarity” means something that is unusual or uncommon, interesting, esteemed or having infrequency. In terms of rare coins it is all of these adjectives. Imagine a unique piece of art from American history; you own as an individual, that you can hold in your hand. Many of the rare coins we handle …
Gold has often soared during America's darkest hours, during the historic decades of global depression or deep recession - like the 1930s and the 1970s. In fact, gold was one of the only positive investments in those decades. Could we be at the beginning of another such decade in the 2010s? The evidence is in. We haven't seen this level of continued deep financial concerns since the 1930s. Where we go next in the world economy is anyone's guess, but a portfolio with a heavy counterweight in gold is the portfolio most likely to survive.
