1878 Liberty Head Double Eagle. VP-004. Doubled Die Reverse. MS-63 (NGC). A fully struck, highly lustrous example whose rose-gold surfaces are exceptionally well preserved in a survivor of this issue. The mintage for the circulation strike 1878 double eagle is 543,620 pieces, up more than 145,000 coins from the year before. The face value for the issue amounted to $10,872,400. Portions of the mintage were used in international trade, repatriations in recent decades accounting for many of the 600 to 800 or more Mint State examples that we believe can be traced today. Most of these grade MS-60 to MS-62, yet even they represent a marked increase in quality over the VF and EF examples that were used to represent the 1878 in most "old time" collections. With superior technical quality and strong visual appeal, this condition rarity MS-63 is sure to catch the eye of advanced double eagle enthusiasts.<p>Several interesting doubled die varieties are known for this issue. On the present example, doubling is most pronounced on the letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
