1858 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). This visually engaging piece sports bold, vivid color in rose-gold. Satin to softly frosted in texture, the surfaces are uncommonly smooth in hand, both for the type and the assigned grade. A sharply executed strike is also worthy of praise.<p>The mintage for this issue was just 211,714 pieces, down more than 227,000 pieces from the previous years tally at the Philadelphia Mint. Perhaps only 25 to 35 or so different examples of the date can be considered Mint State by todays grading standards, with the typical grade just MS-60 or marginally finer. As a superior coin at the MS-61 level, gold specialists will readily acknowledge this significant opportunity. PCGS# 8923. NGC ID: 2697. PCGS Population: 15; 21 finer (MS-64 finest).
