1879 Liberty Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).；Satiny and sharply struck, this delightful example exhibits a few swirls of pale coppery tinting to otherwise golden-orange surfaces. The mintage for this issue is 207,600 pieces, down more than 336,000 pieces from the previous years tally at Philadelphia. Most 1879 double eagles were sent abroad in banking transactions, although many were paid out at par in the next few years -- the first time gold coins circulated in East Coast commerce since 1861. About 150 to 250 Mint State examples are extant, mainly in the MS-60 to MS-61 range, though finer pieces are occasionally available. This issue was a true scarcity in Uncirculated condition until the second half of the 20th century, when examples began to flow back to America. Even now it is a somewhat scarce Type III Liberty twenty in any Mint State grade.；
