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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Liberty Double Eagles
1861-O $20 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. XF. Variety 1. The 1861-O double eagle is the final issue from the New Orleans Mint before 1879. The 17,741 twenty dollar gold coins struck that year were produced under three different authorities: the Union from January 1 to January 26 (5,000 coins), the State of Louisiana from January 26 to March 31 (9,750 coins), and the Confederacy from April 1 to April 30 (2,991 coins). Although theories exist purporting to explain what coins were struck when, no definitive answers are known. We do know the 1861-O is very scarce in any grade and that all examples with or without problem-free surfaces are eminently collectible. This reddish-gold twenty has subdued, slightly porous surfaces from cleaning, but overall detail remains good. The date is a bit soft, as made.
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1861-O $20 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. XF. Variety 1. The 1861-O double eagle is the final issue from the New Orleans Mint before 1879. The 17,741 twenty dollar gold coins struck that year were produced under three different authorities: the Union from January 1 to January 26 (5,000 coins), the State of Louisiana from January 26 to March 31 (9,750 coins), and the Confederacy from April 1 to April 30 (2,991 coins). Although theories exist purporting to explain what coins were struck when, no definitive answers are known. We do know the 1861-O is very scarce in any grade and that all examples with or without problem-free surfaces are eminently collectible. This reddish-gold twenty has subdued, slightly porous surfaces from cleaning, but overall detail remains good. The date is a bit soft, as made.
HID02901242017