A Half Dozen From a mintage of 1.2 million pieces, the 1879-S Liberty double eagle was heavily circulated at the time of issue and many examples were used to settle large accounts in foreign trade. Many coins have been repatriated READ MORE
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1857-S S.S.C.A. Liberty Double Eagles PCGS MS63 and MS65
A Pair of 5’s and a 3 The 1857-S Liberty double eagle was a rare issue in high grade before the recovery of the treasure from the S.S. Central America. Fortunately for present-day collectors, more than 5,000 examples were discovered in READ MORE
1860 Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS62
Scarce Pre-Civil War Although the mintage for the 1860 double eagles was a healthy 577,000-plus pieces, the issue is a conditional rarity, like so many early Liberty Head twenties from all mints. A considerable number were found aboard the S.S. READ MORE
1907 Wire Edge High Relief $20 PCGS MS64
Still Worth Way Over Melt Often called the most beautiful American coin design, the Saint-Gaudens double eagle exhibited intricate treatment of the drapery and equal depth of the reverse design, rendering a three-dimensional appearance rarely seen on American coins before READ MORE
1899-S Liberty Double eagle NGC MS65
A Rare Gem Although the San Francisco Mint struck slightly more than 2,000,000 double eagles in 1899, many of them were used in foreign banking and business transactions. Additionally, many of the extant examples were repatriated from European holdings in READ MORE
1907-D Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS66
Gemmy Last Year of Issue Although authorized as a U.S. branch mint in the 1860s, the Denver Mint operated as an assay office for its first four decades until coins were finally minted there in 1906. Liberty double eagles were READ MORE
1910-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS65+
Gem, and Then Some Roger Burdette estimates a total of 9,500 pieces survive from a mintage of more than 2.1 million 1910-S double eagles. About 70-75% of those were repatriated from foreign holdings. Such coins would be an unlikely source READ MORE
1895 Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS65
A mere + from Highest Graded Due to its generous mintage and the subsequent exportation and repatriation of many examples, today, the 1895 double eagle is a common date up to the lower reaches of Mint State, generally MS62-MS63 or READ MORE
1907-S Liberty Double Eagle NGC MS65
Very Rarely Seen This San Francisco issue is a significant condition rarity in the Liberty Head series. Although more than 2.1 million pieces were minted, fewer than three dozen pieces are certified in Gem condition. As a final-year issue in READ MORE
1907 Wire Rim High Relief Double Eagle NGC PR61
Rare Proof Proof High Reliefs are one of the most divisive issues in U.S. numismatics. Generally opinion falls into either the “yes” or “no” categories with little uncertainty or middle ground allowed by either side. PCGS is in the “no” READ MORE