New Orleans Mint Gold Coins

It is one of the oldest mints in the nation that served as both a union and confederate mint survived the civil war and hurrican katrina and served many purposes after the mint closed down.

New orleans mint gold coins. The united states mint created only 2 250 gold double eagles in 1856 at the new orleans mint. It is the only classic head gold coin from the new orleans mint and the only gold coin from new orleans with the mintmark displayed on the obverse. Gold coins from 1879 to 1909. Two in the gold rush areas of charlotte north carolina and dahlonega georgia to mint gold coins and one in new orleans louisiana to mint gold and silver coins.

New orleans mint by david ginsburg. 1839 o 2 50 pcgs ms62 cac. The new orleans mint struck gold coins in denominations from 1 to 20 gold pieces. Free shipping on many items.

Make offer 1880 o morgan silver dollar gold toned uncirculated coin new orleans mint s 1 1853 o g 1 pcgs ms 63 new orleans mint liberty head gold dollar. Monnaie de la nouvelle orléans operated in new orleans louisiana as a branch mint of the united states mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. In the midst of the civil war the southern confederates took over the mint in new orleans and no coins were minted from 1862 until 1879. Make offer 1853 o g 1 pcgs ms 63 new orleans mint liberty head gold dollar.

In 1989 the first edition of doug winter s book gold coins of the new orleans mint was published. New orleans mint reopened in 1879 long after civil war when the new orleans mint finally reopened the famous o mint mark appeared again on official u s. During its years of operation it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every american denomination with a total face value of over us 307 million. The new orleans mint has one of the most interesting and important histories out of all the us coin mints.

1880 o morgan silver dollar gold toned uncirculated coin new orleans mint s 1 250 00. 1830 s 1840 s 1860 s 1870 s 1880 s 1890 s and 1900 s. New orleans gold coins were struck in seven decades. Most twenty dollar gold coins minted at the new orleans mint have soft and mushy details.

1852 o 2 50 gold liberty head quarter eagle ngc au55. It was closed during most of the american. On march 3 1835 the us congress established three branch mints. The new orleans mint french.

But this coin is special. It popularized these underappreciated coins and introduced many new collectors to the field in the ensuing two decades much has changed in the new orleans gold market.