1892-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.

A lovely honey-gold and orange-apricot example of this elusive late date entry in the New Orleans Mint half eagle series. Plenty of luster remains, the design elements boldly rendered and the surfaces pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade. The 1892-O inaugurates a curious and brief additional subseries of half eagles struck in the Louisiana coinage facility after the Civil War. Only four issues comprise this group: the 1892-O, 1893-O and 1894-O of the Liberty Head design type and the highly regarded 1909-O in the Indian series. While not as well known as the standalone 1909-O Indian, the trio of Liberty Head issues are far scarcer in today's market, especially the 1892-O. This issue, in fact, vies with the 1856-O as the lowest mintage New Orleans Mint half eagle, with just 10,000 of each produced. Doug Winter ( Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909, 2020 edition) allows for just 100-125+ survivors in all grades, as opposed to 1,250-1,750+ coins extant for the 1909-O. Clearly our offering of this Fairmont Collection specimen represents an important bidding opportunity for the astute collector of Liberty Head gold coinage.

PCGS# 8381. NGC ID: 25Y8.

CAC Population: 4; 9.

From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set.