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The US double eagle gold coin ($20) was released in 1850 in response to the California Gold Rush. It initially featured the bust of Liberty wearing an elaborate coronet. The reverse featured a heraldic eagle and a circle of stars above the eagle, and two motto ribbons on either side on the reverse. As with the $10 eagle coin, "In God We Trust" was originally omitted from double eagles, but was added within the circle of stars in 1866.
In 1907, sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens created a new design for the double eagle gold. Liberty’s full body is shown, and she's holding a torch and an olive branch. The reverse features a flying eagle with sun rays in the background.
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In Langbord's deposit box, there were a total of ten 1933 double eagle coins. But, when the family took the coins to be authenticated at the United States...Read more
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For an 1875-CC double eagle, the current Trends values for lower grade coins are as follows: VF20 is $1750, EF40 is $1850, EF45 is $2000 and AU50 is $2250...Read more
I can remember purchasing an 1879-O double eagle in this sale that later graded AU55 at NGC for $12100; today this same coin is easily worth 6 to 7 times...Read more
