There are five ultra-low mintage Type Three Liberty Head double eagles that were produced for circulation during the 1880′s and 1890′s. These five issues have not necessarily received the attention that the so-called Fab Five late date St. Gaudens double eagles (the 1929, 1930-S, 1931, 1931-D and 1932) have but they are now popular with collectors and have risen dramatically in value over the last decade.   
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In 1877, a third type of double eagle was created when the reverse valuation was changed from TWENTY D to TWENTY DOLLARS. Liberty Head double eagles were produced with just one interruption (1886) from 1877 through 1907. This is a very easy series to complete as all thirty issues are readily available in the lower Uncirculated grades and many of the post-1890 date can even be found in Gem.   
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One of my favorite groups of coins are the low mintage Philadelphia double eagles produced in 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886 and 1891. During this five year period, only 5,911 business strikes were produced; an average of just 1,182 pieces per year. Despite the obvious rarity of these coins, they are still overlooked by many collectors. A total of 2,199 business strike 1881 double eagles were produced.   
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In the past few years, Liberty Head double eagles have become more popular than ever with collectors. I attribute this to a number of reasons: My books on all three types of Liberty Head double eagles alerted collectors to the rarity of these coins. Each of the three types have been expertly promoted and marketed by large retailing firms, greatly adding to the number of advanced collectors seeking these coins. The price of rare St.   
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For the beginning collector, one of the best gold coin sets to consider is a set of 20th century Liberty Head double eagles. This set contains eighteen issues produced at three mints (Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco) between 1900 and 1907. There are a number of reasons why this set is a natural for many fledgling numismatists.   
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Type Three double eagles have proven to be a very popular series with collectors. It is a long-lived and highly varied series with issues ranging from extremely common to extremely rare. Type Three double eagles are appealing for a number of reasons. They are big, beautiful coins which can be appreciated even by the non-collector. They are plentiful enough that many issues can be found in high grades.   
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