The 1853-O Liberty double eagle claims a small mintage of 71,000 pieces, a much smaller production than any previous year at the famous Southern facility. Undoubtedly, some of the output from the California gold fields was held back, in anticipation of the opening of the San Francisco Mint the following year, rather than risking the hazardous maritime shipping necessary to have the bullion coined at New Orleans in 1853. The coins were all released into circulation at the time of issue, making the 1853-O an elusive issue in high grade.
The NGC population is 57 with 92 graded higher.
Listed at $14,400 in the CDN CPG and $12,750 in the NGC price guide.
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The 1841 Seated quarters are rarely encountered in high grades, with this example being one of the two finest. Strong doubling is evident on the reverse legend of this variety. Although slight peripheral softness is seen on the obverse stars, all other details show excellent definition. The frosty silver surfaces are faintly toned with hints of gold. This is the only example to grade MS66 at PCGS, with none higher. Listed at $40,000 in the PCGS price guide.
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WE TRUST is die doubled, as always on proofs of this date. Full Red examples of the 1871 proof two cent pieces are scarce but occasionally seen in grades from PR64 to PR66. However, Registry collectors or other advanced specialists may wish to seek a Superb Gem Red example, and here collectors will encounter a severe challenge. PCGS lists only two coins in PR67 Red, and NGC has seen just two additional pieces in the same grade. Listed at $45,000 in the PCGS price guide.
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Gold deposits at the New Orleans Mint went into a steep decline after the San Francisco Mint opened for coinage operations in 1854. Accordingly, the famous Southern facility produced only limited numbers of double eagles every year throughout the remainder of the decade. In 1858, the mintage was just 35,250 pieces, certainly a modest production in absolute terms, but actually quite generous in the context of the series. The coins were released into commercial channels and circulated widely in both foreign and domestic trade.
Few 19th century collectors could afford to set aside long date runs of twenty-dollar coins for their collections, and the wealthy collectors who did collect double eagles systematically preferred to update their holdings by purchasing proofs from the Philadelphia Mint every year. There was little numismatic interest in branch mint issues before Augustus Heaton published his landmark treatise on mintmarks in 1893, so New Orleans Mint issues were almost completely neglected. By the time collecting double eagles became popular, in the late 1930s, the 1858-O double eagles had been circulating for decades, suffering much wear and attrition along the way. Doug Winter estimates the surviving population at 225-275 examples in all grades, with only 6-7 specimens in Mint State. Three of the Mint State coins were recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Republic.
This example displays glittering luster at the protected areas on each side.
The PCGS population is 17 with 66 graded higher. Listed at $24,000 in the CDN CPG and $30,000 in the PCGS price guide.
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The 1882-CC Liberty half eagle enjoyed a substantial mintage (in the context of the series) of 82,817 pieces. The issue circulated heavily in the regional economy at the time of issue and few high-quality examples were saved by contemporary collectors. Accordingly, the 1882-CC is not difficult to locate in circulated grades, but it is scarce in MS61 condition, and finer coins are prime condition rarities.
The PCGS population is 22 with 13 graded higher.
Listed at $20,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $15,800
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The 1926-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle claims a more than adequate mintage of 481,000 pieces, but the issue is much more elusive than the production total suggests. In fact, the 1926-D was considered one of the rarest issues of the series when collecting double eagles first became popular, in the 1940s. Most of the mintage was held in Mint or Treasury vaults to serve as currency reserves until the Gold Recall of 1933 took effect. The coins in government storage were all melted and stored as gold bars at the Fort Knox Bullion Depository afterward. Fortunately, some of the coins were used to settle accounts in foreign trade before the Recall. A number of specimens were repatriated from foreign holdings after World War II, increasing the small supply for collectors. The 1926-D remains a scarce issue, however, especially in high grade. Roger W. Burdette estimates the surviving population at about 600 examples in all grades.
Listed at $24,000 in the CDN CPG and $30,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $22,900
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The economic uncertainties of World War I caused the U.S. Mint to drastically curtail the production of gold coins during that conflict. As a result, the 1915 Indian eagle was the last ten-dollar gold piece struck at the Philadelphia Mint until 1926. The mintage for the 1915 issue was 351,075, and the coins were generally well-produced. This Gem exhibits sharply detailed design elements in most areas, with just a touch of the usual softness on the eagle’s shoulder. The extremely well preserved golden-orange surfaces exhibit vibrant mint luster on both sides of this eye-appealing example.
The PCGS population is 11 with 7 graded higher.
Listed at $19,800 in the CDN CPG and $27,500 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $18,500
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The 1913 half eagle is usually glossed over in references and discussions on Indian Head gold. With a mintage of more than 915,000 coins, the date is plentiful in most grades and is only considered scarce in Gem condition. But perhaps that is a mistake. The date may be plentiful, but it is often fully struck and lustrous — the perfect type coin. It is also underappreciated in the top grade — not MS65, but MS66.
The PCGS population is only 5 with 2 graded higher.
Listed at $22,500 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $15800
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After numerous common date Philadelphia Mint double eagles were issued through 1928, mintages continued at substantial levels in 1929 and beyond. However, beginning in 1929 these pieces were not widely distributed, but rather, were stored in Treasury vaults awaiting their fate in the government melting pots of the mid and late-1930s. In Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins, Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth wrote: “Beginning with the 1929 double eagle and continuing through the 1933 issue, any collector who undertakes obtaining these issues does so with extreme care and financial fortitude.” The existing population of these pieces today survives from those few coins obtained by contemporary collectors, or from a small additional number of pieces that have been found in Europe. According to Roger Burdette, the maximum number of 1929 double eagles that could have survived is 1,176 pieces with the estimated survival of only 350 pieces.
The current PCGS population is 88 with 44 graded higher.
Listed at $86,400 in the CDN CPG and $90,000 in the PCGS price guide.
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