1880-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).

1880-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).，Lovely rose-orange patina mingles with satin to semi-reflective luster on both sides of this sharply struck, aesthetically pleasing example. The San Francisco Mint produced 836,000 double eagles in 1880, equal to $16,720,000 in face value, eclipsing the Philadelphia Mint production figure (51,420 circulation strikes) by a wide margin. It is likely that large numbers immediately entered the channels of commerce, as gold coins were very popular on the West Coast for day-to-day transactions. Many others may have been kept on hand in Treasury vaults for the redemption of Gold Certificates. Q. David Bowers in his 2004 <em>Guide Book of Double Eagles</em> estimates a surviving population of 200 to 300, or perhaps even more Uncirculated examples. This estimate, well supported by certification service population statistics, represents a vast increase in supply since the early 1980s, the result of repatriations.，，