1884 Liberty Head Double Eagle

About This Coin

The 1884 Liberty Head Double Eagle is a United States Gold Double Eagle from the Liberty Head Double Eagles 1849-1907 series — 36th of 59 years in the series. In 1884, coins were struck at the Carson City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Mints with a combined mintage of 997,210. This ranks 13th of 58 years by total mintage, below the series median of 1.4 million. 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. Carson City and San Francisco produced most double eagles. The 1884 Philadelphia issue is scarce. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 33.4 grams, 34 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Struck two years before the 1886 key date, the lowest-mintage regular issue in the series. Across its variants, estimated values range from $4.9K to $136K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $207K in PR64 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by James Barton Longacre.