1895 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).Exceptional quality and eye appeal for the assigned grade, this vivid rose-gold example is decidedly prooflike in finish with nicely mirrored fields evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. Sharply defined throughout and worthy of a premium bid. The mintage for the Philadelphia Mints 1895-dated double eagle issue amounted to 1,114,605 pieces, down nearly 255,000 coins from the previous years tally. Face value totaled $22,292,100. Much of the mintage found its way overseas in banking and other business transactions. Some 17,500 to 30,000 or more Mint State examples of this issue are extant, mainly in MS-60 to MS-63 with occasional forays into higher grades. Most Uncirculated coins are from repatriations of quantities that fled the country in the mid-1890s, providing numerous opportunities for todays gold type and date collectors.From the Fairmont Collection.
