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Liberty Double Eagles
1852-O $20 MS60 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. The only die variety identified for a mintage of 190,000 double eagles. The New Orleans Mint received large quantities of gold from California in the first few years of the great Gold Rush. Gold deposit records from New Orleans for the period from 1850 to 1861 survive in the National Archives branch at Fort Worth, Texas, and those interesting records identify the source of gold in each deposit, quite often California gold. For example, during the first full week of January 1852, from Jan. 5 to 10, there were 67 gold deposits totaling 13,922 ounces of gold. Of that total, 11,907 ounces carried the "Cala Gold" description. Although a few marks limit the grade, this lovely New Orleans double eagle exhibits brilliant yellow surfaces with reflective fields and sharp details. Population: 5 in 60, 12 finer. CAC: 2 in 60, 0 finer (3/17).
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1852-O $20 MS60 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. The only die variety identified for a mintage of 190,000 double eagles. The New Orleans Mint received large quantities of gold from California in the first few years of the great Gold Rush. Gold deposit records from New Orleans for the period from 1850 to 1861 survive in the National Archives branch at Fort Worth, Texas, and those interesting records identify the source of gold in each deposit, quite often California gold. For example, during the first full week of January 1852, from Jan. 5 to 10, there were 67 gold deposits totaling 13,922 ounces of gold. Of that total, 11,907 ounces carried the "Cala Gold" description. Although a few marks limit the grade, this lovely New Orleans double eagle exhibits brilliant yellow surfaces with reflective fields and sharp details. Population: 5 in 60, 12 finer. CAC: 2 in 60, 0 finer (3/17).
HID02901242017