1845-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-6. Repunched Date. AU-58 (NGC). Plenty of satin to modestly semi-reflective luster remains to tempt the advanced collector of Liberty Head or New Orleans Mint gold coinage. Dominant golden-orange patina with intermingled light olive highlights evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. The 1845-O is one of the scarcer New Orleans Mint eagles from the 1840s, although a small hoard that surfaced during the early 1990s has made the issue somewhat available in the EF-45 to AU-53 grade range. Any finer and the 1845-O remains rare. This issue is also popular with specialists due to the existence of several Repunched and Misplaced Date varieties, as here. From the Collection of Steve Studer. From the Collection of Steve Studer.
