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BRIGHT LUSTROUS FLASHY SURFACES. WELL STRUCK WITH CLAIMS TO A PROOFLIKE CLASSIFICATION. JUST A SINGLE MS61 GRADED HIGHER A PCGS. CONDITION CENSUS. The first year of regular-issue Double Eagle production also witnessed the initial delivery of this denomination from the New Orleans Mint. Due to its historical significance, the 1850-O is an understandably popular issue. Approximately 500-600 coins are belived to have survived from an original mintage of 141,000 pieces, the vast majority of which grade no higher than EF-45. In fact, the 1850-O is rarer than the 1851-O, 1852-O and 1853-O in AU and Mint State.