The decision to collect this series should not be made lightly as Liberty Head double eagles have the distinction as being among the most difficult and longest-lived series in all of 19th/early 20th century American numismatics.
Prior to 2000, the supply of high quality Type One double eagles was so limited that had there been an uptick in demand, not enough coins would have been available to satisfy new collectors…
When the number of properly graded non-shipwreck MS65 Type One double eagles from both grading services is combined, the total is likely to remain less than 20 for some time to come…
