1872 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).Highly lustrous honey-rose surfaces reveal lively semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields as the coin rotates under a light. Otherwise frosty in texture, both sides are boldly to sharply struck throughout. Mintage for this issue amounted to 251,850 circulation strikes with a total face value of $5,037,000. A good portion of the mintage was sent overseas at a later time, and many high grade EF and AU pieces, along with some Mint State coins, found their way back to America beginning with the efforts of Paul Wittlin and James F. Kelly in the 1950s. Perhaps 100 to 150 Uncirculated 1872 double eagles are known today, and the discerning collector would be hard pressed to find a more appealing example than this in an MS-61 holder.From the Fairmont Collection.