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Thanks for posting that Bobby. So perhaps I should touch on what got me interested in bringing this rather old thread back to life. I've recently decided to take the plunge into working on a collection of circulated coins from the New Orleans mint. I find it interesting that quite a few coins from the 1840s and 1850s have very low survival estimates yet are quite affordable. Of course there are some real show stoppers in this mission such as the 1853-O No Arrows Half Dollar (mintage of 4 coins) but there are so many great coins in this series that I'm going to give it a shot. For now I'm going to just focus on Seated Liberty coinage from New Orleans but may later expand things to include Morgans and Barbers, oh and perhaps even gold, but that will likely be way down the line Curious, has anyone else here taken a shot at working to put together a set of all New Orleans minted coinage? Here's a list of what's in store (taken from the PCGS registry page). Quote:
New Orleans! Home to Creole cooking, Mardi Gras, jazz, and some of the greatest coins in the world. The New Orleans Mint operated from 1838 to 1909, supplying silver and gold coins to support the commerce generated by one of America's most important ports. This massive set is replete with rarities and coins that are hard to locate in high grades. Thus, it is not for the faint-of-heart or the poor-of-pocket. Coins like the 1856-O Double Eagle, the 1883-O $10, and the 1853-O No Arrows Half Dollar represent the pinnacle of American coin collecting, but there are plenty of more affordable coins that will make this set both fun and exciting. This set offers a lifetime of enjoyment as you continually add to and upgrade the coins from this historic Mint. Number of Required Coins : 271Set Composition Issue 1851-O 3CS 1838-O H10C 1839-O H10C No Drapery 1840-O H10C No Drapery 1840-O H10C 1841-O H10C 1842-O H10C 1844-O H10C 1848-O H10C 1849-O H10C 1850-O H10C 1851-O H10C 1852-O H10C 1853-O H10C No Arrows 1853-O H10C Arrows 1854-O H10C Arrows 1855-O H10C 1856-O H10C 1857-O H10C 1858-O H10C 1859-O H10C 1860-O H10C 1838-O 10C No Stars 1839-O 10C No Drapery 1840-O 10C No Drapery 1841-O 10C 1842-O 10C 1843-O 10C 1845-O 10C 1849-O 10C 1850-O 10C 1851-O 10C 1852-O 10C 1853-O 10C Arrows 1854-O 10C Arrows 1856-O 10C 1857-O 10C 1858-O 10C 1859-O 10C 1860-O 10C 1891-O 10C 1892-O 10C 1893-O 10C 1894-O 10C 1895-O 10C 1896-O 10C 1897-O 10C 1898-O 10C 1899-O 10C 1900-O 10C 1901-O 10C 1902-O 10C 1903-O 10C 1905-O 10C 1905-O 10C Micro O 1906-O 10C 1907-O 10C 1908-O 10C 1909-O 10C 1840-O 25C No Drapery 1840-O 25C Drapery 1841-O 25C 1842-O 25C Large Date 1842-O 25C Small Date 1843-O 25C 1844-O 25C 1847-O 25C 1849-O 25C 1850-O 25C 1851-O 25C 1852-O 25C 1853-O 25C Arrows and Rays 1854-O 25C Arrows 1854-O 25C Huge O 1855-O 25C Arrows 1856-O 25C 1857-O 25C 1858-O 25C 1859-O 25C 1860-O 25C 1891-O 25C 1892-O 25C 1893-O 25C 1894-O 25C 1895-O 25C 1896-O 25C 1897-O 25C 1898-O 25C 1899-O 25C 1900-O 25C 1901-O 25C 1902-O 25C 1903-O 25C 1904-O 25C 1905-O 25C 1906-O 25C 1907-O 25C 1908-O 25C 1909-O 25C 1839-O 50C 1840 (O) 50C Reverse of 1838 1840-O 50C 1841-O 50C 1842-O 50C Reverse of 1839 1842-O 50C Reverse of 1842 1843-O 50C 1844-O 50C 1844-O 50C Doubled Date 1845-O 50C 1845-O 50C No Drapery 1846-O 50C Medium Date 1846-O 50C Tall Date 1847-O 50C 1848-O 50C 1849-O 50C 1850-O 50C 1851-O 50C 1852-O 50C 1853-O 50C No Arrows 1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays 1854-O 50C Arrows 1855-O 50C Arrows 1856-O 50C 1857-O 50C 1858-O 50C 1859-O 50C 1860-O 50C 1861-O 50C 1861-O 50C CSA Obverse 1892-O 50C 1892-O 50C Micro O 1893-O 50C 1894-O 50C 1895-O 50C 1896-O 50C 1897-O 50C 1898-O 50C 1899-O 50C 1900-O 50C 1901-O 50C 1902-O 50C 1903-O 50C 1904-O 50C 1905-O 50C 1906-O 50C 1907-O 50C 1908-O 50C 1909-O 50C 1846-O S$1 1850-O S$1 1859-O S$1 1860-O S$1 1879-O S$1 1880-O S$1 1880-O S$1 80/79 1881-O S$1 1882-O S$1 1882-O S$1 O/S Strong 1883-O S$1 1884-O S$1 1885-O S$1 1886-O S$1 1887-O S$1 1887/6-O S$1 Overdate 1888-O S$1 1888-O S$1 Doubled Die Obv 1889-O S$1 1890-O S$1 1891-O S$1 1892-O S$1 1893-O S$1 1894-O S$1 1895-O S$1 1896-O S$1 1897-O S$1 1898-O S$1 1899-O S$1 1900-O S$1 1900-O/CC S$1 Overmintmark 1901-O S$1 1902-O S$1 1903-O S$1 1904-O S$1 1849-O G$1 1850-O G$1 1851-O G$1 1852-O G$1 1853-O G$1 1855-O G$1 1839-O $2-1/2 1840-O $2-1/2 1842-O $2-1/2 1843-O $2-1/2 Small Date 1843-O $2-1/2 Large Date 1845-O $2-1/2 1846-O $2-1/2 1847-O $2-1/2 1850-O $2-1/2 1851-O $2-1/2 1852-O $2-1/2 1854-O $2-1/2 1856-O $2-1/2 1857-O $2-1/2 1854-O $3 1840-O $5 1842-O $5 1843-O $5 Large Letters 1843-O $5 Small Letters 1844-O $5 1845-O $5 1846-O $5 1847-O $5 1851-O $5 1854-O $5 1855-O $5 1856-O $5 1857-O $5 1892-O $5 1893-O $5 1894-O $5 1909-O $5 1841-O $10 1842-O $10 1843-O $10 1844-O $10 1845-O $10 1846-O $10 1847-O $10 1848-O $10 1849-O $10 1850-O $10 1851-O $10 1852-O $10 1853-O $10 1854-O $10 Small Date 1854-O $10 Large Date 1855-O $10 1856-O $10 1857-O $10 1858-O $10 1859-O $10 1860-O $10 1879-O $10 1880-O $10 1881-O $10 1882-O $10 1883-O $10 1888-O $10 1892-O $10 1893-O $10 1894-O $10 1895-O $10 1897-O $10 1899-O $10 1901-O $10 1903-O $10 1904-O $10 1906-O $10 1850-O $20 1851-O $20 1852-O $20 1853-O $20 1854-O $20 1855-O $20 1856-O $20 1857-O $20 1858-O $20 1859-O $20 1860-O $20 1861-O $20 1879-O $20 |
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Yeah, all 40 seconds of it.  |
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 But still about thirty seconds longer than me.  Quote:
I've recently decided to take the plunge into working on a collection of circulated coins from the New Orleans mint. An impressive undertaking. I look forward to seeing a long-running thread documenting your progress (hint-hint). |
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Yeah, I'm thinking Mr. Eliasberg might be looking down at me right now and saying "well good luck with that kid" ;)
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I have more NOs MM coins across all denominations in my collection. I love the "O". For some reason it has always just appealed to me. The majority of my collection is Liberty Seated dimes and second to that is Barber and Capped Bust. I wish I could have a CBD from the "O" but we know than I would have a coin rarer than a 1912 5c.  I just posted three Morgans this week in the grading section, all from the "O". I now only own 4 Morgan dollars and you can guess what mint they're from. T-Bone, that will be an impressive set and please post as you go. Will someone alert General Moe to perhaps running the next "Days Of..." to be dedicated to that one and only mint with big easy love? THAT would be an awesome thread.   |
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Will someone alert General Moe to perhaps running the next "Days Of..." to be dedicated to that one and only mint with big easy love? THAT would be an awesome thread. That would be a great "Days of..." thread. Has it not been done before? |
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Curious, has anyone else here taken a shot at working to put together a set of all New Orleans minted coinage? Does having every O mint Morgan count? |
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I'm with Cascade...I have all O mint mark Morgan's ranging from Fine to MS. Also have a handful of O mint mark Half Dimes and dimes. |
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OK, that pdf is *waay* more cool and informative than the wiki link. One more file for the hard drive {grin} thanks
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@ Cascade and Connor
Well that means you have a huge head start on the set. Might as well keep the ball rolling towards the rest of the O mint coins ;)
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My set is only missing 2 coins, not including the 95 proof of coarse  Who cares about O mints. It's all about the Morgan |
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Yeah, I'm thinking Mr. Eliasberg might be looking down at me right now and saying "well good luck with that kid" ;)  Quote:
Will someone alert General Moe to perhaps running the next "Days Of..." to be dedicated to that one and only mint with big easy love? THAT would be an awesome thread. I left him a hint. |
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Will someone alert General Moe to perhaps running the next "Days Of..." to be dedicated to that one and only mint with big easy love? THAT would be an awesome thread. Message received!! Personally, I think highlighting the New Orleans Mint with a "Days of..." thread would be amazing!! A new type of angle! I have to do some research to make sure no denominations or years are missed. I'll get back to ya!    |
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Moe, there are some strange anomalies with certain denominations as to dates, but here is a list of all of the years that have at least 1 denomination of a New Orleans mint mark (looks like it would be a 55 day thread). I checked and I don't think any of the dates will be dead zones due to only ultra rare coins. One thing kind of interesting about the coins from the New Orleans mint is they are all either silver or gold. I'm fairly certain no copper or nickel coins were struck there. So we won't have any Half Cents, cents, Two Cents, Three Cent Nickel (there is 1 year of 3 cent silver, 1853) and no shield or Liberty nickels. This should be a fun one. 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Edited by Tbone
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