This visually appealing example also offers solid technical quality for a lightly circulated early date Liberty eagle. Warm olive-gold toning displays pretty reddish-rose highlights, a bit more vivid on the reverse. Faint traces of original satin luster are largely confined to the protected areas around the devices. Boldly defined throughout from a well balanced and nicely executed strike. The New Orleans Mint certainly stepped up production in this, its second year of coining ten-dollar gold eagles. Whereas the 1841-O has a mintage of just 2,500 pieces, the 1842-O was produced to the extent of 27,400 coins. This is certainly a more obtainable issue in todays market, but with fewer than 250 survivors accounted for across the numismatic grading scale, the 1842-O remains scarce in an absolute sense. Seldom offered any finer than the present grade, this attractive Choice EF holds particular appeal for the high grade collector of Liberty eagles and/or New Orleans Mint gold coinage.,,PCGS# 8587. NGC ID: 262N.,,
