The year 1856 marked a significant period in $10 Liberty Eagle gold coin production, occurring during the height of the California Gold Rush’s impact on American coinage and representing one of the larger mintage years for this denomination in the 1850s. The Philadelphia Mint led production with over 60,000 pieces, while the San Francisco facility, established to handle the abundance of California gold, contributed approximately 68,000 coins marked with the distinctive “S” mintmark. Today, 1856-O $10 Liberty Gold Eagle Coins are available from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with a protective plastic slab!
• 19th issue of $10 Liberty Gold Eagles!
• Final mintage of 14,500 coins from New Orleans!
• Contains .4837 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• The face value of $10 (USD) is fully backed by the US government.
• About Uncirculated 50 specimen.
• On the obverse is a bust of Lady Liberty.
• The reverse side features the heraldic eagle.
• Type I reverse design element.
• Bears an O mint mark from the New Orleans Mint.

The New Orleans Mint also participated in Eagle production in 1856, though with much smaller quantities. These 1856 Eagles were struck during a period of economic expansion and increased gold availability, which allowed the mints to produce substantial quantities of gold coinage to meet the growing demands of commerce in a rapidly expanding nation.

All 1856-O $10 Liberty Gold Eagle Coins offered here are in plastic slabs with an About Uncirculated 50 condition. Coins in this condition have light wear on the highest relief points and medium or near-full luster. The 1856-O $10 Liberty Eagle represents one of the more challenging issues from the New Orleans Mint’s gold coin production, with only 14,500 pieces struck. The New Orleans Mint, established in 1838 to serve the Southern states and handle gold coming from regional sources, operated intermittently during the 1850s due to various political and economic factors

On the obverse of the 1856-O Liberty Eagle Coin, you will find Christian Gobrecht’s depiction of Lady Liberty. This left-profile bust shows Liberty with hair in a bun and curls hanging down the side of her head. She is shown with a coronet crown on her head and a ring of 13 stars around the design element.
The reverse side of 1856-O $10 Liberty Gold Eagles comes with a depiction of the heraldic eagle. Gobrecht also created this design, and it features a bald eagle in front-facing relief with the US national shield on its chest. The eagle is shown clutching the arrows of war and the olive branch of peace. Type I coins lack the national motto on the reverse.

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