Blog Archive From october-2022 (5)



Post by: Walt Durham
in Pre-1933 Gold

Date Analysis: 1904-O $10 Gold Liberty

The 1904-O has the second-highest mintage for a New Orleans Eagle. However, this issue has a relatively low survival rate of just 1.58%. Most 1904-O examples are graded between AU-55 and MS-62...

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Post by: Walt Durham
in Pre-1933 Gold

Date Analysis: 1903-O $10 Gold Liberty

The New Orleans Mint produced more Eagles in 1903 than it did in any other year. However, the 1903-O $10 Gold Liberty is far from being considered a common date Eagle. Although a mintage of 112,771...

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Post by: Walt Durham
in Silver

2008-W Burnished Silver Eagle Reverse of 2007

In April 2008, John Nanney from Georgia discovered the first known 2008-W Burnished Silver American Eagle with the reverse design of a 2007 Silver Eagle. In 2008, the United States Mint made minor...

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Post by: Walt Durham
in Silver

1986-S Silver American Eagle Proof

The Administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan had plans to sell off silver from the massive Defense National Stockpile Center, which at the time exceeded 139 million ounces...

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