1890 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).

1890 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).，This is a remarkably well preserved, conditionally rare example of this low mintage double eagle. Highly lustrous with a satiny finish, the medium gold surfaces exhibit blushes of more vivid pinkish-rose in the centers. It is sharply to fully struck in all areas and has a pleasing appearance. The Philadelphia Mint coined only 75,940 circulation strike double eagles in 1890. Portions of the mintage went overseas in banking and other business transactions, and repatriations in recent decades account for the 500 to 800 or more Mint State examples believed extant. Prior to the later years of the 20th century, in fact, the 1890 was not often seen in Mint State. Most examples in todays market are at the low end of the Uncirculated range, and the coin offered here ranks among the finer certified. This will be a find for the advanced double eagle enthusiast, and is worthy of the strongest bids.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired from Stacks, August 1968.，