1853-O Liberty Double Eagle AU58
Only 2 Graded Higher by PCGS
PCGS AU58


PCGS AU58
After numerous common date Philadelphia Mint double eagles were issued through 1928, mintages continued at substantial levels in 1929 and beyond. However, beginning in 1929 these pieces were not widely distributed, but rather, were stored in Treasury vaults awaiting their fate in the government melting pots of the mid and late-1930s. In Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold…
Give Me a 1, No, a 2 A mintage of 53,176 Capped Bust Right half eagles was accomplished in 1802, using leftover obverse dies from the previous year that have a 2 punched over the final digit in the date. Collectors have prized the early half eagles since the earliest days of the hobby and…
The 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar, struck during the midst of World War II to the extent of more than 47 million pieces, is a common coin which can be found in circulated condition in bags of 90% silver to this day. In fact, it’s typically plentiful, even as fine as MS67, but beyond that…
Rare “69-S”, but not DDO Cent The 1869-S twenty dollar is plentiful in Extremely Fine and About Uncirculated grades. However, Mint State examples are scarce through MS62 and rare any finer, most being in the MS60 to MS61 range, the finest condition collectors are likely to encounter of this issue. The NGC population is 17…
Tied for Highest Graded The 1881-O is the rarest New Orleans Mint eagle from the early part of this decade. Coins graded AU55 to AU58 are very rare, and there are only a small number of Mint State examples known. In 2006, Winter reported probably four of five Uncirculated pieces extant, a number that likely…
The combined NGC/PCGS Ms61 population for this date – approximately 1200 pieces – compares extremely favorably with that of the common date 1904 issue. The latter’s combined NGC/PCGS population numbers a “somewhat higher” population in excess of 43,000! Listed at $1,880 in the CDN CPG and $2,280 in the NGC price guide. We have twelve…