Added an 1857-O $5 for my New Orleans $5 set

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Boosibri
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Doing my set in VF/EF and added this tough date from Doug Winter's latest offerings. VF35 CAC

Here is a link to the set:
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/gold/new-orleans-gold-5-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1909/album/214157

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  • Wahoo554
    Wahoo554 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Fantastic coin!

  • scubafuel
    scubafuel Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That’s a beautiful edition. Fits great with the rest of your set.

  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice coin - I wish they could tell tales.....

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  • Outhaul
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    Ohhhhhhhh crusty gold...sigh.

  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD
    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hell Yeah! ;)

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is really nice. Scarce too.

  • dagman100
    dagman100 Posts: 147 ✭✭
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    Great coin! Nice addition.

  • Justacommeman
    Justacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nicely done!

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  • CoinJunkie
    CoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool coin. The font used for the date has real character!

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  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice original coin!

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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow ... that's nice!

  • coin4sale
    coin4sale Posts: 375 ✭✭✭
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    sweet half eagle

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  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow. mintage only 13,000, last pre civil war HE from the NOLA mint. For a circulated gold coin, no marks worth mentioning. Great color and dirt.

  • No Headlights
    No Headlights Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Doug sure had a great eye for nice old gold. Congratulations Brian.

  • Coinosaurus
    Coinosaurus Posts: 9,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hard not to love coins like this.

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  • jwitten
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    Very nice!

  • msch1man
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    edited May 11, 2020 10:55PM
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    Nice pickup. Set is coming along nicely...that'll be a heck of a set when you're done. Personally, I prefer sets that are done like this in a relatively narrow grade band where none of the coins stick out as being either too nice or not nice enough.

  • mvs7
    mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool pickup! Congrats.

  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The 1890’s dates may be the most difficult to find in this grade range given how relatively common they are.

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  • MFeld
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    What a nice, wholesome looking coin!

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  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    For the set I am going to have to ignore the 1909-O. Such a waste of money for such an expensive relatively common coin.

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  • CharlotteDude
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    Very nice coin for the grade... well done. I was going to ask about the 1909-O, but agree... far too common a coin to justify the price levels - similar to the 1907 HR Saints.

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  • Desert Moon
    Desert Moon Posts: 6,479 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Even though mine was a AU55 that I sold a couple years back, I like yours better Boosi - it has that look in gold that we all strive to collect. Given there are less than 100 extant, this is a really big find. Chapeau for scooping it from Doug when it came up, I will bet it would have lasted only 20 seconds longer if you had not got to it first.

    Best, SH

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  • ricko
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    Very nice gold coin... and fits that very attractive set well....Good luck with the rest of them. Cheers, RickO

  • CaptHenway
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    How very nice for a Southern branch mint coin.

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  • Abuelo
    Abuelo Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice set.

  • tommy44
    tommy44 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @tommy44 said:
    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    Which others are you missing?

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  • tommy44
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    @Boosibri said:

    @tommy44 said:
    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    Which others are you missing?

    @Boosibri said:

    @tommy44 said:
    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    Which others are you missing?

    47, 56, 57 but my set id nowhere near as nicely matched as yours.

    it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A nice addition for sure I like

  • asheland
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    Great looking coin!

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  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @tommy44 said:

    @Boosibri said:

    @tommy44 said:
    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    Which others are you missing?

    @Boosibri said:

    @tommy44 said:
    She is a beauty, congratulations. I like it a lot. It is one of three I lack to complete my NOLA Liberty half eagle set and they just don't come up for sale very often.

    Which others are you missing?

    47, 56, 57 but my set id nowhere near as nicely matched as yours.

    That 47-O is so dang tough. 50 coins extant or so. I have seen 2-3 coins in 15 years which were worth buying.

    I bought mine 12 years ago. This is when DW was listing coins on a bit more of an irregular schedule vs. the telegraphed times today. I was at my best friends wedding and woke up way too early the next AM and checked the site and bang there it was. Got lucky to snag it.

    The 42-O in my set I bought the day my son was born. I was walking out of the hospital for an air break and got the email from @RYK.

    Good memories.

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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Same mint! :D

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  • SSR
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    edited May 12, 2020 9:52PM
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    Great date. I owned the 1857-O $5 AU58+ PCGS, and that sold very quickly as well.

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  • TomB
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    That's a nice looking half eagle that did an honest day's work...over and over again.

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