New Orleans Major Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1838-1909)

Number of
Required Items

Current Finest
Possible Set Rating

65.383

The New Orleans mint was one of the three original branch mints opened in 1838 and the only one to strike silver coins as well as gold coins. Despite its closure for 17 years surrounding the events and aftermath of the Civil War, the mint remained in operation through 1909 by which point the mint in Denver was fully operational. This set features one major "stopper": that being the extremely rare 1879-O With Motto Double Eagle, which boasts a tiny mintage of only 2,325 pieces. Over a third of the coins in this set were struck in only one year by the New Orleans mint, making its completion a challenge for any serious numismatist.

All-Time Finest (All Eras)

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	Set Rating	User
1	D. L. Hansen New Orleans Major Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1838-1909)	100.00%	R 64.70	64.70	DLH
2	The Wind River Collection	100.00%	R 61.33	61.33	Ebby
3	Louis Eliasberg	100.00%	R 60.14	60.14
4	400 Esplanade	97.30%	61.79	59.16	Hinkle
5	J.J. Pittman	94.59%	R 56.83	53.81

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Current Finest

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	Set Rating	User
1	400 Esplanade	97.30%	61.79	59.16	Hinkle
2	sibleycpa	100.00%	52.49	52.49	sibleycpa
3	Big Easy Collection	86.49%	63.25	50.47	PentamintCol
4	lostmountainman	70.27%	40.38	20.19	lostmountainman
5	Back Brusly Collection	21.62%	47.90	14.78	lourso
6	The Malibu Collection of New Orleans Branch Mint First Year Type	21.62%	60.19	13.45	bkilb
7	heddrik	32.43%	38.12	10.14	heddrik
8	Lbonser	32.43%	18.40	05.87	Lbonser
9	NoCalFunCoins	13.51%	38.06	03.64	Anonymous
10	TAC collection	21.62%	42.63	03.63	tgwinbr
11	TigersFan	24.32%	23.29	03.47	TigersFan
12	john doe	21.62%	30.38	02.59	john doe
13	Vinny Kid	27.03%	15.83	02.02	Vinny Kid
14	TheArmasCollection	2.70%	15.00	00.16	TheArmasCollection