First, an 1893-O Half Eagle

Now, an 1894-O Half Eagle

There goes my savings for a Charlotte or Dahlonega Half Eagle!In a recent journal I mentioned my intent to save up and go for my most expensive Half Eagle yet. But a funny thing happened along that path and that came in the form of 2 different years of New Orleans minted Half Eagles both AU55. The 1894-O had a pretty low mintage of 16,600. Yep, came across the 1893-O (image below) and won it for a song (IMO). Now an 1894-O was up for auction or BIN, so click went the BIN button. With rebates and eBay Bucks certificate, the final out of pocket cost for the 1894-O shipped was about $425. Also a good deal for me.Now it will be longer before I get those Charlotte and Dahlonega Half Eagles. I still hope it is this year but it may push off till next.