1901-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).A lovely double eagle in all regards, predominantly satin surfaces reveal decided semi-prooflike tendencies in the fields as the coin dips into a light. Fully struck from the dies and awash in warm medium gold patina, this is an above average Choice example of both the type and issue. Double eagle production at the San Francisco Mint for 1901 was characteristically large at 1,596,000 pieces ($31,920,000 face value). In Mint State, Q. David Bowers (2004) provides a high end estimate for the issue of 9,000 or more pieces. This total, while not among the more generous for 20th century Liberty Head issues, is still sufficiently large to allow most collectors to acquire an attractive Uncirculated example, as here.From the Fairmont Collection.
