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1879-O $10 AU50 NGC. After the New Orleans mint re 1879-O[$10] AU50 NGC.

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1879-O $10 AU50 NGC. After the New Orleans mint re 1879-O[$10] AU50 NGC.
<B>1879-O<$10> AU50 NGC.</B></I> After the New Orleans mint reopened in 1879, its focus was primarily on producing the politically necessary Morgan dollar, of which 2.88 million pieces were struck. Little regard was given to the high denomination ten dollar gold piece, and as a result a paltry 1,500 pieces were produced, second only to the 1883-O. Few examples are known of the '79-O ten, and most of those that are known are in the XF grade range. This is a bright AU example that shows the usual softness of highpoint definition that is typical of New Orleans coinage. Minimally abraded, the surfaces have a distinctive reddish tinge of color on each side.