1857 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).Lustrous AU quality with plenty of sharp striking detail also remaining on both sides. The Philadelphia Mint struck 439,375 double eagles in 1857, up nearly 110,000 pieces from the preceding years tally at that coinage facility. Some 900 to 1,300 circulated examples of the date are estimated to exist (per Q. David Bowers, 2004). As is true of other early date double eagles, many worn pieces were shipped overseas in later years. Repatriation of these has furnished a nice supply of coins in grades from VF to AU.