Louisiana Eagles
$10 1853-O


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: EAGLES - CORONET
Item Description: $10 1853 O
Grade: PCGS AU 58
Owner: JLRiddell
 
Winning Set: Louisiana Eagles
Date Added: 3/2/2008
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

With the 1853-O no motto eagle, we start getting into the more common issues. The 1853-O, with an estimated 50- 60 known in AU and above, it is more common than the 1844-0 and 1860-0 (Group 5), but still less common than the 1858-O and of course the two most common, 1851-O and 1847-O. Winter estimates that only 3 are known in MS (including two in the California Collection), with the rest AU.

Census: (PCGS 14/2 NGC 47/5 -- inflated by resubmissions)

This is a nice PCGS AU58 example from a 2006 Heritage auction, Winter Variety Four, much scarcier than the common Winter variety one. The shield has no o ring and their is a die crack between the last two stars. The surfaces are somewhat reflective, with greenish gold color. It has a big, thickish date, with reflectivity between the numerals. The strike is good, with the stars showing unusual delineation all the way around, with stars #2 and 4 with weakest.

With the ultra rarity of the mint state examples, I figured a nice PCGS AU58 will be the best I can do for the Louisiana Purchase.

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