1843-O $10 Liberty Head Eagle NGC AU55

Here’s a scarce example of the 1843-O Eagle, one that would be a great addition to the collection of the specialist in New Orleans Mint gold coinage. NGC has graded 98 as AU55 with 79 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $6,000.00 in AU55. Look at the images of this attractive honey-gold specimen, and then imagine calling it your own.

“The 1843-O is the second most available New Orleans eagle from the 1840s,” writes Doug Winter. “It is comparatively available in lower grades with most examples found in the VF and EF range. It is very scarce in properly graded AU50 to 53 and it becomes very rare in the higher AU grades. In Uncirculated, this is an extremely rare issue and there are none currently known that grade higher than [MS64].”

The New Orleans Mint in a postcard from 1907. Image: Wikimedia Commons.