1863 Liberty Head Double Eagle. EF-40 (PCGS).
Handsome orange gold patina with undeniably original surfaces. Well defined for a lightly circulated survivor of this issue with plenty of satiny luster also evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. While the 1863 was produced in somewhat greater numbers than the 1862, it still had a low mintage of just 142,790 circulation strikes. It is the third rarest Type I Liberty double eagle from the Philadelphia Mint, with only the 1853/'2' and 1862 more difficult to obtain in all grades.
Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection.
PCGS# 8939. NGC ID: 269P.
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