1846/'5'-O $10 MS(PCGS#8596)

1846/'5'-O $10 MS (PCGS#8596)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: 1846/'5'-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-3. Repunched Mintmark. AU-55 (NGC). This minimally circulated eagle retains traces of the original finish on both sides. Well struck in general with pretty color throughout. The 1846-O has a mintage of just 81,780 pieces, far fewer than the 571,500 pieces reported for the 1847-O. While the latter is the most plentiful No Motto eagle from the New Orleans Mint, the former is among the rarest. This is particularly true in the finest circulated and Mint State grades, with Southern gold expert Doug Winter commenting in his 2006 New Orleans Mint reference: "[The 1846-O] is especially hard to find in higher grades and coins with good eye appeal are nearly unheard of." This is just such a coin. It is sure to appeal to astute bidders, and we anticipate strong competition when it crosses the auction block. Winter-3 is the most frequently encountered die marriage of the 1846-O eagle. Once regarded as an overdate, the bottom of the digit 6 exhibits a large dot within its loop, the result of a damaged date punch. The present example is an early die state with prominent repunching to the O mintmark on the reverse. PCGS# 8596. NGC ID: 262X. Click here for certification details from NGC.