1855-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).A lovely medium gold example with a boldly to sharply executed strike and nearly complete luster. Minimally abraded for the assigned grade, and worthy of a strong premium. The San Francisco Mint struck 879,675 double eagles in 1855 with a face value of $17,593,500. The years production of double eagles went into high gear at the West Coast facility owing to the continuing influx of gold from the regions gold fields. The mintage of the 1855-S, in fact, is more than six times that of the preceding freshman year, 1854, when the San Francisco Mint was getting started and gaining speed. However, most examples of this issue were used in commerce on the West Coast and very few remain in high grades like the present example.From the Fairmont Collection.
