In 1989, the first edition of Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint, 1839-1909 was published. It popularized these under-appreciated coins and introduced many new collectors to the field. In the ensuing two decades, much has changed in the New Orleans gold market. Newly discovered hoards have changed the rarity levels of certain dates while other remain very difficult to locate.Doug Winter, the author of ten other books on United States gold coinage and the preeminent expert on 19th century branch mint issues, has produced a masterpiece that makes New Orleans gold coinage readily accessible to the beginner or the expert. This book contains all new information, which can be found nowhere else. Do you want to know which New Orleans eagle is the rarest in high grades? How about the die characteristics for a certain quarter eagle for this mint? Or what about the all-time auction record for a specific New Orleans half eagle? You'll find all this information, complete with full color images, in Doug Winter's Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909.