1876-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).

Lovely rose-gold color blankets sharply struck, highly lustrous surfaces. The mintage for this plentiful San Francisco Mint issue is 1,597,000 pieces, up more than 250,000 pieces from the previous year's total at the West Coast facility. Face value amounted to $31,940,000. Many were exported, beginning in a significant way in 1879. We estimate a Mint State population for the 1876-S of 2,000 to 3,000 pieces, if not more. Most of these are at MS-60 to MS-61, but even though MS-62 pieces can be found with a modicum of patience, few that we have handled over the years are as nice as this coin. An impressive example that represents a significant find for the quality conscious gold enthusiast.

PCGS# 8978. NGC ID: 26AX.