1853

1853 Fairmont Collection Coins

In 1853, there was a lot of change taking place in the United States. Franklin Pierce was inaugurated as the 14th President of the United States on March 4, 1853, The United States completed the Gadsden Purchase on June 29, 1853, acquiring a significant portion of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico for $10 million, and Commodore Matthew Perry led an expedition to Japan in 1853, aimed at establishing diplomatic and commercial relations. This mission was successful in opening Japan to trade with the Western world after centuries of isolation. From this era of American history, 1853 Fairmont Collection Coins are available to you for purchase online.

1853 Liberty Gold Eagles

From 1841 to 1853, only two branch mints of the United States Mint issued the $10 Liberty Gold Eagle. The Philadelphia Mint had been the only mint to issue the coins from 1838 to 1840, with the New Orleans Mint beginning to strike the coins in 1841 and continuing to do so alongside Philadelphia during the aforementioned timeframe. In 1853, specifically, Philadelphia issued 201,253 coins, while New Orleans released 51,000 coins.