1839-O Classic Head Quarter Eagle. McCloskey-2. Wide Fraction, Small Arrows. EF-40 (PCGS).Light honey-gold patina with subtle rose highlights here and there around the peripheries. Pleasingly bold in detail with an uncommonly smooth appearance in hand for a circulated survivor of this historic issue. The 1839-O is the premier New Orleans Mint quarter eagle and the only one of the Classic Head design, making it popular with both mintmarked type collectors and Southern gold specialists.