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1850-O $20 XF45 NGC. New Orleans participated in the p 1850-O[$20] XF45 NGC.

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1850-O $20 XF45 NGC. New Orleans participated in the p 1850-O[$20] XF45 NGC.
<B>1850-O<$20> XF45 NGC.</B></I> New Orleans participated in the production of the Double Eagle in its inaugural year of commercial coining. However, only 141,000 pieces were struck, much less than the 1.17 million coins struck at the mother mint in Philadelphia. The O-mint issue went directly into circulation, where it remained until the Civil War. NGC and PCGS have certified only a combined four pieces as Mint State. Collectors must settle for moderately abraded circulated examples that retain traces of luster, such as the present apricot-gold piece. The mintmark is entered high, and touches the tail feathers. Slight recutting is noted on the upper inside of the mintmark.<BR><I>From The Henry R. Luhrs Collection.</B></I>