1879-O $10 MS(PCGS#8685)

1879-O $10 MS (PCGS#8685)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

详细说明: 1879-O Liberty Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. AU-55 (NGC). The Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and its authorization of Morgan Silver Dollar production allowed the New Orleans Mint to strike coins again for the first time since its closure at the beginning of the Civil War. Although the facility was reopened in 1879 primarily to aid in Silver Dollar production, limited quantities of gold coins were also forthcoming that year. One of these was the 1879-O Liberty Eagle, a low-mintage rarity with just 1,200 pieces produced. This is the second-rarest Motto Eagle from the New Orleans Mint, trailing only the even lower-mintage 1883-O. Among No Motto Tens from New Orleans, only the 1859-O is rarer than the 1879-O.<br />     This is a prooflike survivor with considerable vibrancy to the surfaces despite the presence of light wear and a smattering of small and moderate-size abrasions. Boldly struck, with otherwise dominant rose-gold color that assumes more of a reddish-orange hue in and around the central obverse. A definite highlight of the Horseshoe Collection, and a coin that is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced numismatists.