1853-O $20 MS61 NGC....

Description

1853-O Double Eagle, MS61
Elusive Low-Mintage New Orleans Issue
Seldom Offered So Fine

1853-O $20 MS61 NGC. Ex: Eagle Collection. The mintage was only 71,000 pieces for the 1853-O compared to 190,000 for the 1852-O, and the issue is far more elusive in high grades -- not that either is particularly easy, and both are seldom seen in Mint State, the 1853-O proportionally less so. This MS61 NGC example is sharply struck, and there are only a few scattered bagmarks, less severe than might be expected for the grade. Cartwheel luster abounds throughout each side, and the attractive orange-gold coloration is accented with light jade tinges. An extremely nice example from this run of early high-grade O-mint coins. The last one in this grade that we offered, in our Denver Signature (Heritage, 8/2006), lot 5586, brought $34,626.50. Census: 3 in 61, 1 finer (3/14).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2002), lot 4009.
From The Charles G. Wright Family Collection.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 268N, PCGS# 8910, Greysheet# 9847)

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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