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Double Eagle Gold Coin

The Double Eagle gold coin is a big hunk of gold, with each coin containing almost a full ounce of pure gold.

It was the largest circulating US gold coin and was produced from 1849 to 1933.

Information about the major designs of the Double Eagle gold coin is available below.

Liberty Head $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin (1849-1907)

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Liberty Head
$20 Double Eagle

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No Motto 1849-1866

with motto and TWENTY D. 1866-1876

with motto and TWENTY DOLLARS 1877-1907

Liberty once again found her image portrayed on a beautiful gold US coin with the Liberty Head or Coronet Double Eagle twenty dollar gold coin.

With the rich strikes of gold in the California gold fields, there was finally enough gold available to make the 20 dollar gold coin a reality.

Produced from 1849 to 1907, there are three major types of Liberty Double Eagles:

Type 1 - without a motto on the reverse (1849-1866)
Type 2 - with a motto and TWENTY D. value on the reverse (1866-1876)
Type 3 - with a motto and TWENTY DOLLARS value on the reverse (1877-1907)

Many dates of the Liberty Head Double Eagle gold coin sell for only a small premiumPREMIUM:

The amount you would pay above the spot gold price for modern bullion gold coins. The premium includes the costs of making and distributing the coin and a small dealer fee, usually between 5% and 15% above spot gold.

For old or rare coins there would be an additional premium because of the numismatic value that is based on scarcity, quality, demand and intangible factors. above their gold value making them appealing to collectors.

However, this series does contain many rare dates and condition raritiescondition rarities:
coins that are common in low grade but extremely rare in high grade..

Information about designer, weight, composition, diameter, and mints is listed in a table further down.
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Saint-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle Gold Coin (1907-1933)

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Saint-Gaudens
Gold $20 Double Eagle
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No Motto 1907-1908

With Motto 1908-1933

Edge View

The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is a United States twenty dollar gold coin.

It is considered by many collectors to be one of the most beautiful coins ever produced by the United States Mint.

It was given its name because it was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1907.

The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle 20 dollar gold coin was produced from 1907 to 1933 and there are two major varieties:

Without a motto on the reverse (1907-1908)
With a motto on the reverse (1908-1933)

Gold coin collectors enjoy the fact that many Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles survive today and trade for a small premiumPREMIUM:

The amount you would pay above the spot gold price for modern bullion gold coins. The premium includes the costs of making and distributing the coin and a small dealer fee, usually between 5% and 15% above spot gold.

For old or rare coins there would be an additional premium because of the numismatic value that is based on scarcity, quality, demand and intangible factors. above gold value.

When other gold coins of the era were being recalled by the government and landing in the melting pot, many Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles were in storage in European banks.

Many of these twenty dollar gold coins have made their way back to the United States over the years.

There are rare dates of the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle however, in spite of the fact that they were produced in high mintages.

Information about designer, weight, composition, diameter, and mints is listed in a table further down. Click here to go there now.

Double Eagle ($20)
Years Minted	Liberty Head - 1849-1907 Saint-Gaudens - 1907-1933
Designer	Liberty Head - James B. Longacre Saint-Gaudens - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Weight	Liberty Head - 33.436 grams Saint-Gaudens - 33.436 grams
Composition	Liberty Head - .900gold, .100 copper (net weight: .96750 oz. pure gold) Saint-Gaudens - .900gold, .100 copper (net weight: .96750 oz. pure gold)
Diameter	Liberty Head - 34 mm Saint-Gaudens - 34 mm
Edge	Liberty Head - reeded Saint-Gaudens - E Pluribus UNUM with words divided by stars
Mints	Liberty Head - Philadelphia, Carson City, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco Saint-Gaudens - Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco

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