1842-O $10 Liberty Head Eagle PCGS AU50

Here’s a rare example from the historic New Orleans Mint to include in your coin collection. The mintage of this rarity is 27,400. PCGS has graded 25 as AU50 with 45 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $8,750.00 in AU50.

The New Orleans Mint, where this rare piece was produced in 1842. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Gold specialist Doug Winter writes, "The 1842-O is only a moderately scarce issue in VF and EF. It becomes very scarce in the lower AU grades and is rare and underappreciated in the higher AU grades. This date is extremely rare in Uncirculated and it has been many years since a Mint State example has been available for sale....The 1842-O eagle is found with a better strike than the 1841-O."