1899-O $10 MS(PCGS#8743)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2137

Grade

MS61

Price

3,000

Lot Description

Lustrous satin to softly frosted surfaces are enhanced by wonderfully original color in warm medium golden-apricot. The 1899-O is the rarest New Orleans Mint eagle struck after 1883, with a mintage of just 37,047 pieces. Mint State survivors are scarce with the typical piece in the MS-60 to MS-62 grade range. Most Uncirculated 1899-O eagles extant are repatriations from foreign bank hoards that returned to the United States beginning in the mid 20th century. Attractive at the MS-61 grade level, the current Fairmont specimen would serve with distinction in an advanced numismatic cabinet.