Mintage: 2,500Population: 26 The 1841-O is a crucial coin in the New Orleans No Motto Eagle set because it is the first year in which the New Orleans Mint produced the eagle denomination. It is also the second rarest date in the set behind the 1859-O eagle and is very scarce in all grades. In 1841, the New Orleans Mint struck just 2,500 coins, and there are less than 100 survivors known today in all grades. In fact, the 1841-O is one of the rarest gold coins produced in any denomination from...

Should I buy Bullion or Rare Collectable Coins? Many people who enter the coin market believe you should either strictly buy bullion coins or buy rare coins. In their mind there is simply no in between. However, the most successful people in this market actually have both. How much of each is a topic we will save for later and its something that really has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis. Many people who enter the coin market believe you should either strictly buy bullion coins or buy...

The New Orleans With Motto Eagle “Short Set” is an interesting and completable set perfect for both novice and experienced U.S. Gold collectors. This set consists of the $10 gold coins, known as eagles, produced at the New Orleans mint from 1888 to 1906.In total there are eleven coins included in this set, all of which are legitimately scarce coins but none of them are “too rare.” Some U.S. Gold coin sets contain coins that are extremely rare and are nearly impossible to locate and acquire,...

Mintage: 108,950Total Population: 1224MS63 Population: 124Smithsonian Example: MS 60 The 1904-O eagle has an original mintage of 108,950 coins. However, just over 1% of that original mintage is known to have survived today. This is typically seen in AU55 to MS62, but becomes quite scarce in MS63 and MS64 grades. NGC and PCGS have only certified 124 coins in MS 63 grade and only 30 coins are known better. This particular coin is one of the nicest examples we have ever seen. It is a coin with...