1901 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH. Gorgeous rose-gold surfaces are fully lustrous with a predominantly smooth, softly frosted texture to both sides. Sharply struck, as well, and a delight to behold. Only 111,430 circulation strike double eagles were coined at the Philadelphia Mint in 1901, a figure that amounts to a face value of $2,228,600. Although this is a fairly low mintage by 20th century standards, a large proportion of the original production figure has survived to the present time, as indicated by population reports and other data. In fact, Q. David Bowers, in his 2004 <em>Guide Book of Double Eagles</em>, gives a high end estimate of more than 15,000 Mint State coins extant. Gems such as this, however, are scarce and always in demand among discerning gold collectors.
