1903 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-66 (PCGS).A pristine and beautiful example of this low-mintage issue. The complexion is a subtle marbling of rich honey and lighter ivory-gold color painted across satiny surfaces. The devices are impressively sharp on each side and boast frosty luster that goes entirely undisturbed atop the high points. Radiant under a light source and a treat to view in-hand. <p>The Philadelphia Mint struck nearly 300,000 double eagles in 1903 and as with many examples of the denomination, quantities of the issue were shipped to Europe and South America in the course of international commerce. Starting after the Second World War, many of the eagles and double eagles that were shipped overseas started to come back to the United States. Many of these coins are Mint State but usually are found abraded from being jostled in bank sacks. Mint State coins remain ever-popular among type collectors because of its almost uniformly good strike and excellent eye appeal, as well as its availability in even the higher Mint State levels. Above the Gem level, the population of specimens thins out dramatically. The present piece is surely among the finest example known for the issue, and only a single coin has been certified finer by PCGS at MS-66+. A superlative example for the finest of cabinets.PCGS Population: 4; 1 finer in MS-66+.
