The Saint-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle is certainly one of the most beautiful, popular, and widely recognized of all the world’s gold coins. The last gold piece struck by the U.S. government for regular issue, it will forever remain a symbol of the emerging greatness of the United States in the 20th Century.
The new 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle coin which was originally designed by Augustus Saint Gaudens is finally up for order. The release of this long sought after gold coin by the US Mint on January 22, 2009 has brought excitement to gold coin collectors, enthusiasts and investors from all around the world. As anticipated by many, orders began to pour in from every inch of the world [...]
$20 Double Eagle gold coin consists of the $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin and the renowned $20 St. Gaudens Gold Coin. For $20 Liberty Head there are 3 types of them a) $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin “no motto” – first minted in 1849 b) $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin “with motto” – minted in 1866 with motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” was added to the reverse c) $20 Liberty [...]
The first gold coins produced in America, the original $10 gold “Eagle” coins, were originally minted by the United States Mint starting in 1795.
The $5 Indian Head Half Eagle is one of the most popular collectible American gold coins. It is relatively inexpensive when compared with its big brother, the $20 St. Gaudens Double Eagle. From the time American gold coins were first minted in 1795 to 1916 the $5 gold coin only missed production in 3 years, 1801, 1816 and 1817. There are key dates that stand out in this series and [...]
The $5 Half Eagle gold coins were minted in the United States between 1795 to 1929 and weighed in at 135 gram with .9167 fineness. The 1822 Half Eagle is one of the most valuable coins in in the Half Eagle gold coin series. This particular bullion coin is much coveted by collectors and investors. The five-dollar denomination is always remembered as the only coin minted in all eight US [...]
The $3 gold piece which was designed by James B. Longacre is one of the more unusual coins in all of U.S. coinage; minted from 1854 through 1889. The designed was crafted to ensure no confusion with the two other gold coins of the era that were very similar in size, namely the Liberty Quarter Eagle and the Liberty Half Eagle. The obverse contained the head of an Indian Princess [...]