1881-O $10 MS61 NGC....

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Splendid Mint State Rarity, 1881-O Eagle

1881-O $10 MS61 NGC. The New Orleans Mint produced a string of five low-mintage rarities in the 1879-O through 1883-O eagles. But the 1879-O, produced to the extent of 1,500 coins, and the 1883-O, with its spectacularly low emission of only 800 pieces, are by far the most recognizable of the quintet, and the 1880-O through 1882-O are only recognized as the rarities that they are in Mint State by knowledgeable specialists. Nonetheless, this 1881-O is quite elusive as a certified Mint State piece. In MS61 this example is one of only three so certified at NGC, with one other at PCGS, and there is only a single specimen graded higher, an MS62 NGC coin (7/08).
This piece offers splendid orange-gold coloration with considerable prooflikeness in evidence, and numerous light field ticks that dot the surfaces are smallish and undistracting. An attractive example of one of the more-unexplored territories in U.S. numismatics--O- and S-mint gold rarities. (Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 265Y, PCGS# 8693, GSID# 9495)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 16.72 grams
AGW: 0.48375oz
Mintage: 8,350

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