1854-O Small Date Eagle
NGC Graded MS-61

5031990-019

Just 52,500 gold eagles were coined by the New Orleans Mint in 1854. Indeed, uncirculated examples are extremely rare, and this specimen is among a very few certified by NGC.

This lovely coin features a very bold strike and unusually clean surfaces for a vintage gold piece. Its luster is satiny overall, with areas of finely-grained frostiness at the peripheries. Its historic 'O' mintmark is shallowly impressed and might even be overlooked at a casual glance. Also not noticeable at first is a distinctive die break hidden within Liberty's hair above her ear.

Numismatic Conservation Services and Numismatic Guaranty Corporation have been awarded the exclusive contract to conserve and grade the thousands of coins being recovered from the 1865 shipwreck of S. S. Republic. These gold and silver coins are being brought to the surface by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. of Tampa, Florida. Some of the highlights from this ongoing operation are featured here to showcase the work performed by NCS to professionally conserve these treasures and by NGC to certify and encapsulate them for longterm preservation.

CONSULT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COINS AND THE WRECK OF THE S.S. REPUBLIC::

shipwreck.net
www.ngccoin.com
www.ncscoin.com
www.kagins.com
www.money.org

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) rating for "outstanding eye appeal"