1889 Liberty Head Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).，The full strike and highly lustrous surfaces of this Mint State eagle are enhanced by gorgeous reddish-orange patina. It is very smooth for the assigned grade, and the eye appeal is strong. An anomaly among late date Liberty Head eagles, the 1889 has a low mintage of only 4,440 circulation strikes produced. It is the rarest post-1884 date of this type and Mint State examples are particularly elusive. Virtually unobtainable in grades above MS-62, in fact, the present example in MS-61 represents about the finest in quality realistically obtainable for this underrated issue. The National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution does not include a circulation strike 1889 eagle.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from Quality Sale Corp.s (Abner Kreisbergs) sale of June 1969, lot 1087. Lot tag included.，
