1906 (D) Liberty Head Double Eagle - Specimen

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1906

Denomination

Gold Double Eagle

Mint Mark

Strike Type

Special Strike

Series

Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907

Designer

James Barton Longacre

Mintage

Composition

90% Gold, 10% Copper

Weight

33.44g

Diameter

34mm

Edge

Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized: $440,625
Sold: 24 April 2013
Grade: SP66
Auction house: Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1906 (D) Liberty Head Double Eagle - Specimen is a special strike Gold Double Eagle struck at the Denver Mint, part of the Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907 series. Breen records about a dozen struck for presentation when the Denver Mint began coining double eagles on April 4, 1906. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM surrounded by a glory of rays, and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST within the oval of stars above the eagle. Produced during the Progressive Era, when President Theodore Roosevelt championed a renaissance in American coin design. Struck at the Denver Mint, established in 1906 from an earlier assay office that processed Colorado gold rush metal. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 33.44 grams, 34 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #89050.