Gold Double Eagle Coins

A Double Eagle is a gold coin of the United States with a denomination of $20. (Its gold content of 0.9675 troy oz was worth $20 at the then official price of $20.67/oz). The coins are made from a 90% gold (0.900 fine = 21.6 kt) and 10% copper alloy.

Although the "eagle"-based nomenclature for gold U.S. coinage is often assumed to be a nickname, the "eagle," "half-eagle" and "quarter-eagle" were specifically given these names in the Act of Congress that originally authorized them ("An Act establishing a Mint, and regulating Coins of the United States", section 9, April 2, 1792). Likewise, the Double Eagle was specifically created as such by name ("An Act to authorize the Coinage of Gold Dollars and Double Eagles", title and section 1, March 3, 1849).

The first double eagle was minted in 1849, coinciding with the California Gold Rush. In that year, the mint produced two pieces in proof. The first resides in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The second was presented to then Treasury Secretary William M. Meredith and was later sold as part of his estate - the present location of this coin remains unknown.

In 1850 regular production began and continued until 1933 (when the official price of gold was changed to $35/oz by the Gold Reserve Act). Prior to 1850, eagles with a denomination of $10 were the largest denomination of US coin. $10 eagles were produced beginning in 1795, just two years after the first U.S. mint opened. Since the $20 gold piece had twice the value of the eagle, these coins were designated

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1924 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin PCGS Certified MS63, 1904 S Gold $20 Double Eagle NGC MS 65 Very Nice Coin, 1876 Gold $20 Double Eagle NGC AU 58 Final Year for the Type 2s Nice Coin, 1897 S $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle Gold Coin ICG Certified MS63, 1907 $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle Gold Coin ICG Certified MS63, 1908 No Motto Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin ICG Certified MS64, 1904 $20 Coronet Head Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC CAC Certified MS63, MINT $20 Gold Double Eagle Liberty Head Coin From 1878, 1892 S $20 LIBERTY DOUBLE EAGLE NGC MS 62 SAN FRANCISCO CA GOLD COIN, 1908 D $20 NO MOTTO DOUBLE EAGLE GOLD COIN NGC AU 58 ALMOST UNCIRCULATED 58, 2009 $20 NGC MS 70 ULTRA HIGH RELIEF Gold Double Eagle Coin PERFECT condition, 1865 S U S Liberty Head $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC and CAC Certified AU55, 1908 D No Motto Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC Certified MS64, 1861 S US Liberty Head $20 Double Eagle NGC Certified AU53 Civil War Gold Coin, 1906 $20 GOLD LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE NGC PF 65 CAMEO PROOF GORGEOUS COIN, 1897 $20 GOLD LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE NGC PF 65 CAMEO PROOF GORGEOUS COIN, 1879 S Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 CHOICE BU RARE MS Uncirculated Coin, 1904s $2000 Double Eagle US gold Coin Pin Brooch w Synthetic Ruby Bezel 14k, 1898 $20 Gold LIBERTY Double Eagle NGC MS63 a RARE and Beautiful Coin Wow, 1911 St Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle Coin PCGS MS63 One of a Four Coin Set, 1924 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC and CAC Certified MS64, 1927 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin PCGS CAC Certified MS64, 1904 $20 Coronet Head Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC CAC Certified MS64, 1876 S $20 Coronet Head Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC CAC Certified AU55, Rare 1910 D $20 SAINT GAUDENS PCGS MS66 Denver Double Eagle gold graded coin, 1910 NGC MS 64 $2000 StGaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin, 1913 PCGS MS 61 $2000 StGaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin, 1915 S NGC MS 65 $2000 StGaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin, SUPER 1908 DATED DOUBLE EAGLE ST GAUDENS $2000 GOLD COIN, SUPER 1892 S DATED DOUBLE EAGLE LIBERTY $2000 GOLD COIN,

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