1879-O $10 XF45 认证号03169262, PCGS号8685

专家评论

Doug Winter

The 1879-O has the second lowest mintage figure of any New Orleans eagle and the second lowest mintage figure for any gold coin struck at this mint. It is the third rarest New Orleans eagle in terms of overall rarity, trailing the 1883-O and the 1859-O. There was just a single example of this date in the Bass collection and many of the great gold sales of the past either lacked an 1879-O eagle or were represented by an off-quality piece.

The 1879-O is the third rarest New Orleans eagle. Only four to five dozen are known from an original mintage figure of 1,500. About eighty percent of the survivors grade VF to EF and are characterized by densely abraded surfaces. A properly graded AU50 to AU53 is rare and an AU55 to AU58 is very rare. In Uncirculated, the 1879-O eagle is unique.

STRIKE: The strike is fairly sharp overall with some obverse weakness usually seen at the center. Some of the stars may show flatness at the centers; especially the final two or three. The reverse is well struck with sharp detail seen on the feathers and on the wingtips.

SURFACES: I have never seen an 1879-O eagle that was not significantly abraded on both the obverse and the reverse. These marks are usually most noticeable in the obverse fields and they cause most examples to have poor overall eye appeal. Some have mint-made copper spots as well. I have also seen a few that displayed parallel roller marks, as made. An example of this was seen on the BassII:1574 coin.

LUSTER: The luster is prooflike and often very reflective. The luster is usually disturbed by the presence of deep abrasions.

COLORATION: The natural coloration is a medium to deep yellow gold. Some have reddish toning. There are not more than a handful of 1879-O eagles that have not been dipped and/or processed. Any example with rich original coloration is extremely scarce and desirable.

EYE APPEAL: This date has below average eye appeal. The typical 1879-O eagle is prooflike and heavily abraded, which tends to magnify these marks. Most have been cleaned and many have unappealing color due to having been cleaned. Only a small number of attractive pieces are known and most of these are off the market in strongly-held collections.

DIE CHARACTERISTICS: There are numerous raised die scratches through the letters in LIBERTY. The ribbon end below IN is broken free from the scroll due to die polishing. The first stripe in the second set of vertical stripes is thin at the top but is not broken.

MAJOR VARIETIES: There is a single variety known.

Variety One: The date is well sized and spaced midway between the neck and the denticles. The mintmark is placed fairly close to the arrow feather over the gap between the E and the N in TEN.
PCGS #
8685
设计师
Christian Gobrecht
边缘
Reeded
直径
26.80 毫米
重量
16.70 克
铸币数量
1500
金属成分
90% Gold, 10% Copper
更高评级数量
26
评级较低的钱币数量
9
地区
The United States of America
价格指南
PCGS 数量报告
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稀有性和存量估计 了解更多

评级
所有评级 70 R-8.3 13 / 117 TIE 28 / 183 TIE
60或以上 1 R-10.0 1 / 117 TIE 1 / 183 TIE
65或以上 0 R-10.1 1 / 117 1 / 183
所有评级 70
60或以上 1
65或以上 0
所有评级 R-8.3
60或以上 R-10.0
65或以上 R-10.1
所有评级 13 / 117 TIE
60或以上 1 / 117 TIE
65或以上 1 / 117
所有评级 28 / 183 TIE
60或以上 1 / 183 TIE
65或以上 1 / 183

状况普查 了解更多

位置 评级 缩略图 家谱和历史
1 MS61 PCGS grade MS61 PCGS grade

Heritage 6/2014:4868, $88,125

2 AU58 PCGS grade AU58 PCGS grade

Ellen D. Collection (David Hall) - Simpson Collection - Legend Rare Coin Auctions 9/2015:261, $49,937.50

2 AU58 PCGS grade
2 AU58 PCGS grade
2 AU58 PCGS grade
MS61 PCGS grade #1 MS61 PCGS grade

Heritage 6/2014:4868, $88,125

AU58 PCGS grade #2 AU58 PCGS grade

Ellen D. Collection (David Hall) - Simpson Collection - Legend Rare Coin Auctions 9/2015:261, $49,937.50

#2 AU58 PCGS grade
#2 AU58 PCGS grade
#2 AU58 PCGS grade