1851-O $10 Liberty Head - NGC AU58 - Nice Original Coin
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This coin is certified by NGC and you will receive the pictured coin. You are Buying a 1851-O Liberty Head Gold Eagle graded AU58 by NGC. A nice type coin. From a mintage of 263,000 pieces, the 1851-O Liberty eagle is an available issue in the context of the series, but it is still rare in high grade. This attractive Choice AU specimen is well-detailed, lightly worn, and lightly abraded. The vivid orange-gold surfaces are lustrous and appealing.
The $10 Liberty Head gold coin had an extremely large face value for its time and was not as widely circulated as other coins from the same time period. These spectacular coins were minted from 1838 to 1907 and every one of them is now over 100 years old. Today, since they have become increasingly difficult to find, collectors are eager to get their hands on them. This is an excellent coin to add to your collection.
Coin Features:
NGC Graded AU55
Mintage - 263,000
New Orleans Gold
Contains actual gold content of 0.4838 troy oz., 0.900 fine gold purity.
Obverse: Gracing the front of this stunning coin is Christian Gobrecht's neoclassical rendition of Lady Liberty, which incorporates many of the common aesthetics found in early Greco-Roman art. It depicts Lady Liberty in profile, wearing an inscribed crown on top of her elaborately arranged hairstyle. Framing her beautiful profile, along the outer edge of the coin, is a series of thirteen stars. These represent the original thirteen US colonies. Lastly, appearing beneath her portrait is the coin’s mintage year.
Reverse: 3/4 Facing Heraldic Eagle Bearing Arrows and an Olive Branch
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