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The 1851-O silver three cent piece or trime is a one-year type coin. As a type I date it is scarcer than all of the Philadelphia issues. Being only 75% silver, it is also the only coin issued by the New Orleans mint that is not ninety percent silve...
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Many collectors consider the no stars seated coins to be one of the more beautiful designs ever used on our circulating coinage. The New Orleans no stars half dime is a one year type coin that is quite scarce in all grades and much tougher to find t...
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This "no drapery" dime is one of my favorite coins in my collection because it really jump started my interest in collecting the coins of New Orleans. Its rarity, beauty, and reasonable price made me aware that I could still afford to add some of th...
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The New Orleans coins of 1909 are one of my favorite dates with the half eagle and the quarter being relatively rare in all grades. The 1909 half dollar is a slightly better date. It was the final year of production at the New Orleans mint, which had...
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This is one of the most common New Orleans quarter eagles, but in MS-63 or better they are quite scarce. The reverse on this quarter eagle is rotated about 60 degrees counterclockwise. In addition, some of the stars are quite spindly indicating ext...
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I first saw this coin a number of years ago and thought it was the nicest and most original AU-58 I had ever seen, but I couldn't afford it at the time. Happily, the owner, David Patton, decided not sell it and stashed it away. Then a couple of yea...
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