1850-O Double Eagle, NGC AU-55 Here’s not only the very first collectible year of the double eagle in the US but also the very first year the double eagle was minted in the South. A monumental rarity and in high demand by all better date gold coin collectors, this specimen is in very choice about uncirculated condition, one of which there are 43 graded by NGC as AU-55 with only 17 coins graded finer. A rare coin as thus with this coin being near the top of the grading spectrum.