1855-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).A beautiful yellow-gold example with significant satiny luster remaining in the protected areas. Traces of darker patina outlines the central elements and hints at the true originality of this piece. Lightly worn across the highpoints but free of any individual distractions. 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.
