1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.A lustrous honey-rose example with a sharp strike and only the lightest rub to the high points. The in hand appearance is uncommonly smooth for the assigned grade, further suggesting that a premium bid is in order here. After producing 19,250 double eagles in early 1861 using the Paquet Reverse, the San Francisco Mint went on to strike an additional 768,000 examples using the pre-existing reverse by James Barton Longacre. The "regular reverse" 1861-S twenty is available in lower circulated grades but is scarce in AU and above.From the Fairmont Collection.