1898 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).A lovely rose-gold example with razor sharp striking detail and bountiful mint frost. The Philadelphia Mint produced just 170,395 circulation strike double eagles in 1898, down nearly 1.2 million coins from the previous years tally. Face value amounted to a modest $3,407,900. A portion of this small mintage was used in overseas commerce. We estimate that 1,750 to 2,500 or more examples of this issue are extant in Mint State, most of those repatriated from Europe in recent decades. The typical grade is MS-60 to MS-62, with MS-63 or finer pieces scarce.From the Fairmont Collection.
