1853-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Offered is an important coin for the advanced double eagle or New Orleans Mint enthusiast, as relatively few 1853-O $20s survive from the mintage of 71,000 pieces, and very few grade finer than AU-50. This is a fully Choice About Uncirculated example with vivid, original surfaces that retain plenty of lively mint luster. The strike is impressively sharp throughout the design, the surfaces displaying only the most trivial rub confirming a short stint in commerce. Virtually all known surviving 1853-O double eagles show some degree of circulation, and finding an example in such a high technical grade as AU-58 usually requires considerable patience and much persistence. Definitely a find for the advanced gold collector, the present 1853-O is in a grade high enough to attract an advanced specialist -- especially with coveted CAC approval -- yet it is much less expensive than a premium Mint State coin would be, if indeed you could find one.</p><p>New Orleans Mint double eagles were important to trade in their day -- by steamboat up the Mississippi River connecting to inland cities and towns, and by sea to foreign countries. It is little wonder, then, that issues such as the 1853-O saw intense use, and suffered a high rate of attrition.</p> PCGS# 8910. NGC ID: 268N. PCGS Population: 13; 2 finer (MS-63 finest).</p><p>CAC Population: 2; 1.</p> From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.
