Added the last of the New Orleans issues to complete the type set.

Finally, I finished my New Orleans type set. Although the registry has a Carson City--one per denomination, a type set, the New Orleans Mint has not been deemed worthy of such a designation. Nevertheless, after completing the Carson City set, I slowly, over several years, worked to complete a New Orleans type set. The Double Eagle was difficult only based on price, the $3 was not bad and the halftime, no stars, was actually quite challenging to find an acceptable grade. The clear stopper was the 1909-O $5 Indian. This was both difficult from the perspective of finding a nice quality piece and keeping it under 5 figures. While I finally found a $5 Indian that I could live with and be happy with without taking out a mortgage. I can't afford to just pay a dealer to go out and buy me a complete mint state set, nor would I want to. That would take the fun out of the hunt. Having completed this set I can say with confidence that the 2 most difficult coins are the no stars halftime, which is totally under rated and the 5 Dollar Indian which usually comes with quite a bit of fanfare. I hope you'll enjoy the photos of the coin as I hope I enjoy the coin, happy hunting.

John

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