$20.00
Double Eagle, St. Gaudens Type, 1907-1933
This
rare gold coin takes its name from its designer, the
famous American sculptor - Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Its name is
often shortened to "$20 Saint" or "$20 St.
Gaudens" within the rare gold coin collecting world. This
last circulating $20 gold piece is considered to be one
of the most beautiful rare United States gold coins.
Whether you are an avid rare gold coin collector or an
individual
looking for long-term growth potential for your financial
portfolio, the Saint-Gaudens double eagle's* unmatched
beauty and rich history makes this a coin worthy of consideration.
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Gold coin collectors refer to $10 gold pieces as "Eagles" and $20
gold coins as "Double Eagles."
Weight: 33.4370 grams (1.0750 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 34 mm
Fine Gold Content: 30.0933 grams (.9675 troy oz.)
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$10.00
Eagle, Indian Head Type, 1907-1933
One
of only two coins designed by America's most acclaimed
sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (learn more about the
other coin here), this $10 gold piece is one of the most
exquisite gold coins our nation has ever struck.
Weight: 16.7185 grams (.5375 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 27 mm
Fine Gold Content: 15.0466 grams (.4838 troy oz.) |
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$5.00
Half Eagle, Indian Head Type, 1908-1929
The
$5 Indian gold coin is one of two coins designed by
sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt. (The other being the $2.50
Indian gold coin.) As with the $20 Saint-Gaudens gold
piece, President Theodore Roosevelt played an important
role in revamping this smaller gold coin. While looking
for a sculptor to design these coins, Roosevelt's good
friend, Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, recommended Pratt
who had once been a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Although the $5 Indian Head is smaller and less spectacular
than the coins of his mentor, the Pratt coins are,
in a sense, more innovative and daring.
Weight: 8.3592 grams (.26875 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 21 mm
Fine Gold Content: 7.5233grams (.2419 troy oz.)
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$2.50
Quarter Eagle, Indian Head Type, 1908-1929
Sculptor
Bela Lyon Pratt was recommended to President Theodore
Roosevelt by his good friend Dr. William S. Bigelow
to design the $2.50 and $5 Indian Head gold coins.
Although Pratt was not as renowned as his mentor, Augustus
Saint-Gaudens, to some it seemed logical to entrust
the two gold coins to a younger, more contemporary
artist.
Weight: 4.1796 grams (.1343 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 18 mm
Fine Gold Content: 3.7616grams (.1209 troy oz.)
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$1.00
One Dollar 1849-1889
James
B. Longacre designed the first gold dollar in 1849 shortly
after it was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1849.
In 1854, Longacre restyled this Liberty Head gold dollar
(referred to as a Type I gold dollar) to display an Indian
Princess, creating the Indian Head Type II gold dollar.
Type: 1 Liberty Head 1849-1854
Type: 2 Indian Princess 1854-1856
Type: 3 Indian Head 1856-1889
Weight: 1.6718 grams (.0538 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: T/1, 13mm; T/2 and T/3, 15mm
Fine Gold Content: 1.5046 grams (.0483 troy oz.)
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$20.00
Double Eagle, Liberty Type 1877-1907
The
discovery of gold in California in 1848 and the ensuing
Gold Rush turned out to be a godsend to coin collectors.
Due to the overflow of gold that began pouring into Philadelphia,
Congress authorized the United States Mint to create
a $20 gold coin on March 3, 1849.
The most recognizable and highly esteemed coin of its
day, the $20 Liberty, also referred to as a $20 Coronet,
remained in production until 1907 when the United States
Mint began releasing the $20 Saint-Gaudens.
Weight: 33.4370 grams (1.0750 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 34mm
Fine Gold Content: 30.0933 grams (.9675 troy oz.)
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$10.00
Eagle, Liberty Type, 1866-1907
The
$10 Liberty gold coin, or Coronet, was minted after a
thirty-four year hiatus of other $10 gold pieces. The
Coronet design by Christian Gobrecht was used on this
Eagle in 1838, two years earlier than it was used on
the $2.50 Liberty gold coin and one year prior to
its use on the $5 Liberty gold coin.
Weight: 16.7185 grams (.5375 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 27 mm
Fine Gold Content: 15.0466 grams (.4838 troy oz.)
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$5.00
Half Eagle, Liberty Type 1866-1908
Congress
authorized the U.S. Mint to coin the $5.00 gold piece,
or Half Eagle, on April 2, 1792. The first design of the
$5.00 Liberty gold coin, referred to as the Capped Bust
to Right, Small Eagle, was the first gold coin minted by
the United States government. It is also the only coin
in U.S. history to have been struck at all seven U.S. Mints
that were open during its circulation. The $5.00 gold piece
had several design changes throughout its history. One
of the final designs of the $5 gold coin, the Liberty,
or Coronet, design by Christian Golbrecht, was minted from
1839 until 1908 when the $5 Indian gold coin was introduced.
Weight: 8.3592 grams (.26875 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 21 mm
Fine Gold Content: 7.5233grams (.2419 troy oz.)
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$2.50
Quarter Eagle, Liberty Type, 1840-1907
The
first $2.50 Liberty gold coin, or quarter eagle, was
authorized by a Congressional act on April 2, 1792. Several
design changes were made throughout the history of $2.50
gold piece. In 1840 Christian Gobrecht redesigned the
$2.50 gold coin to create the $2.50 Liberty Head, also
referred to as the $2.50 Coronet Type. This is the longest
spanning design without a major change or alteration
(very minor changes were made to the design on the reverse)
in American coinage history.
Weight: 4.1796 grams (.1343 troy oz.)
Fineness: .900 or 21.6 karats
Diameter: 18 mm
Fine Gold Content: 3.7616grams (.1209 troy oz.)
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$1
Liberty Head 1849-1854
James
B. Longacre designed the Liberty Head Type Gold dollar
shortly after coinage of the gold dollar was authorized
by Congressional act on March 3, 1849. The $1 Liberty
gold coin is the smallest coin in United States history
with a diameter of only 13mm, making it even smaller
than the 14mm silver three-cent piece.
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$3
Indian Head 1856-1889
The
$3 Indian Princess gold coin is considered one of the
most unusual coins the United States Mint has ever produced.
Designer James B. Longacre was faced with the challenge
of creating a coin that could be differentiated from
$2.50 and $5 Liberty gold coins, in size, weight, and
design. Longacre met this challenge in creating the only
$3 U.S. coin ever minted.
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