1854 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Small Date. AU-58+ (PCGS).

Blended pinkish-rose highlights enhance otherwise honey-gold surfaces on both sides of this lustrous and original near-Mint twenty. The circulation strike 1854 double eagle was produced to the extent of 757,899 pieces, a significant reduction from the 1850 to 1853 era. Clearly the commencement of double eagle coinage at the San Francisco Mint in 1854 absorbed much of the gold bullion that would otherwise have been shipped to Philadelphia and, to a lesser extent, New Orleans. About 1,750 to 2,500 pieces is one estimate of the number of circulated survivors for the 1854 Small Date, with the preponderance of those in VF and EF, less frequently in AU. A formidable rarity in Mint State, this appealing AU is sure to attract bids from double eagle enthusiasts.

PCGS# 8911. NGC ID: 268R.

PCGS Population: 4; 49 finer

From the Fairmont Collection.