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Thursday, November 10, 2016

The Classically-Designed $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle AU

In 1850, following the previous year's California gold rush, the U.S. Mint struck the first $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle. The coin was produced from then until 1907, when President Theodore Roosevelt ordered a redesign of the coin, which resulted in the Saint-Gaudens design. However, this first Double Eagle also had a beautiful design, created by James B. Longacre. Also called the Liberty Head or Liberty Coronet Double Eagle, the Longacre design is far less common than the Saint-Gaudens...

Thursday, November 10, 2016