1903 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-65 (PCGS).Beautiful golden-apricot surfaces are fully struck, highly lustrous and expertly preserved. 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 Uncirculated 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. In an absolute sense, of course, the 1903 is scarce in MS-65, and such coins are actually rare relative to demand for them among discerning gold type and date collectors.
