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I can't believe it. I finally found an original surface New Orleans $20 gold this last weekend. Now
kwmorgan
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1852-O XF 40 PCGS original surface coin. Almost two years of searching to find one and it was very fitting that a dealer based in the South had it. Anyone have an idea on a population of these? Damn, they are hard to find.
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Note: only 12 each 1854-O's and 1856-O's have been graded by PCGS!
Are they really this stupid, or are they destroying the dollar on purpose?
This 1852-O completes a "at least one from each mint collection". It's much rarer than I thought per your PCGS report. I saw it in far right lower corner of a case at a coin show, somewhat hidden from view. I think the first words out of my mouth when I saw it was "Holy s@#t, I found one".
Can you post a picture? This is one many would like to see.
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However, he also says "It is very hard to find an 1852-O dougle eagle with original color as most have been cleaned or dipped."
Nice find! I used to see the O-mint double eagles at some of the larger shows or in DW's inventory, but they quickly disappeared a few years ago, when their prices started to rise.
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What I would say on the coin at this point is it really seems to have the "European bank" patina to it. It looks like one that got stuffed into the bags and shipped off to Switzerland or France for a few decades. Certainly not cleaned or dipped, IMHO.
JUst like RYK, I love old dirty gold
My apology, the pics are lousy but will give you a general idea of how the coin looks. A small amount of die rotation to the reverse, or so it seems to me.