1906-D Liberty Head Double Eagle
Circulation Mintage: 620,250
Obverse Text: 1906 | LIBERTY
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | TWENTY DOLLARS | IN GOD WE TRUST | E PLURIBUS UNUM | D
The Denver Mint struck its first double eagles on April 4, 1906, and the year's mintage eventually amounted to 620,250 pieces. This is one of only two Denver Mint issues in the Liberty Head series, and it is marginally scarcer than the final year 1907-D. Most Mint State survivors have been repatriated from foreign bank hoards in recent decades.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the 72nd Anniversary Auction, where it realized $23,000.
