1879-O Liberty Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).;Handsome prooflike fields and frosty devices greet the viewer of this delightful near-Mint State example. The surfaces are primarily orange-gold with lighter yellow towards the peripheries, intermingled with pale blue highlights. The original mintage of 1,500 pieces was greatly reduced by time and attrition to perhaps 75 to 100 known today. This is one of the best to survive and is tied with six others at PCGS behind a single coin that has earned the grade of MS-61. One of the classic key dates to this challenging series and an important New Orleans Mint eagle.