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1933 Double Eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A double eagle surfaced again after over forty years of obscurity, when Stephen Fenton was arrested by US Secret Service agents during a sting operation at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York, and the British coin dealer was questioned. The design of the replica coins match the original coins in concept of design, though were not physical replicas; the only difference in basic design between the NCM replicas and the original double eagle was the addition of the CNMI territorial seal under the U.S. motto on the reverse. One of the missing double eagles was acquired by King Farouk of Egypt, who was known for being playboy and a spendthrift. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1933_U.S._20_dollar_gold_coin   (1618 words)

Nickel (U.S. coin) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article These coins are usually a bit darker than regular nickels, due to their manganese content (as was true of many British coins minted from 1920 through 1947), and feature the largest mint mark ever to grace a United States coin, located above Monticello's dome on the reverse. These coins are 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% (A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals) manganese. Applying the term "nickel" to a coin actually precedes the usage of five-cent pieces made from nickel alloy. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nickel_(u.s._coin)2.htm   (2170 words)

law.com - The Coin Chase The coins traded quietly among collectors, but some were publicly advertised; by the 1940s, 1933 Double Eagles had found their way into the collections of some of the country's prominent numismatists. If Fenton's coin was the 1933 Double Eagle from the Farouk collection, Berke argued, the government had forfeited its claim to the coin in 1944, when the Treasury Department had given the coin and an export license to the Egyptian Legation. All of the other existing 1933 Double Eagles -- the 445,034 coins held in the Mint vault and the 435 in the cashier's vault -- were, according to the records of the Philadelphia Mint, melted down between February 6 and March 18, 1937. www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1046288235244   (5255 words)

Coin Club - U.S. Gold - $20 St. Gaudens Gaudens produced a double eagle with a standing figure of ‘Liberty’ on the obverse and a flying eagle on the reverse. In 1908 Congress, apparently outraged that the motto had been removed from the coins, insisted on its reinstatement in accordance with the 1865 legislation that directed that the motto be placed on all coins large enough to allow it. President Roosevelt thought the existing US coins were ugly and wanted American coins to be as beautiful as the coins of ancient Greece. www.coinclub.com /library/usgold/saint.html   (441 words)

Virtual Museum - 1928 SAINT-GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE This coin and its lovely companion, the Indian Head eagle, were among the last creations of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of the towering figures in the field of U.S. art at the turn of the 20th century. The double eagle features a full-length portrait of a graceful Miss Liberty grasping a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The coin's reverse portrays an American eagle in flight -- a truly spectacular likeness of the nation's official emblem. www.goldrushgallery.com /vmuseum/gtm48.html   (547 words)

* U.S. Gold - (Numismatic): Definition Eagle - A U.S. gold coin with a face value of $10, first minted in 1795 and last minted in 1933; also, the current U.S. face value gold bullion coin... U.S. Gold was first produced by the Mint in 1795 with the release of $5 and $10 denominations, each in the "Bust Right/Small Eagle" design. No U.S. gold coins were struck for circulation after 1933, and all gold coins issued prior to that time were recalled from circulation... www.mimihu.com /numismatic/us_gold.html   (745 words)

WCM'S Special Bulletin on Rare Coin HOARDS and TREASURE While the sizzle coins crashed and burned, the thirty-seven MS65 DMPL dollars I recommended increased in value by 36% on average for the period from January 1998 to June 2000 (a 14% plus gain per annum!). I’ve been actively involved in the rare coin market since 1958 and can’t recall a time when out and out hype and deception, masquerading as prudent investment advice, was as pervasive (and dangerous) as it is today. The first coins from this hoard to be released to the public were the MS65 1908 No Motto Saint Gaudens, which were being sold for $1,160 each. www.wexfordcoin.com /MktUpdates/Hoard.htm   (2772 words)

bookofjoe: 1933 Double Eagle: The most valuable U.S. coin is now back in public view Subsequently, the coin effectively disappeared from view, and all manner of intrigue occurred until finally, in 2002, it- or yet another 1933 double eagle - was placed on the auction block. The double eagle was removed from public display last August on the occasion of a sudden "Orange Alert" from the Department of Homeland Security. When the U.S. came off the gold standard in 1933, all 455,500 double eagles minted that year were ordered melted down, save for two reserved for the Smithsonian Institution. www.bookofjoe.com /2005/03/1933_double_eag.html   (385 words)

Eagle gold coin A $20 double eagle gold coin minted in 1933 could fetch as much as $6 million when it is brought to auction by Sotheby's and rare coin dealer Stack's July... During the course of their mintage, $20 Liberty Double Eagle gold coins were produced in three varieties, Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3. Eagle Numismatics - Selling gold bullion and rare coins. www.dresspageant.com /eagle+gold+coin.html   (932 words)

Got a rare gold coin, leave a rare gold coin - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com That Double Eagle, which is believed to have been part of a collection belonging to King Farouk of Egypt, surfaced when a coin dealer tried selling it to undercover Secret Service agents. PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Mint seized 10 Double Eagle gold coins from 1933, among the rarest and most valuable coins in the world, that were turned in by a jeweler seeking to determine their authenticity. Switt admitted in 1944 that he had sold nine Double Eagle coins, but he was not charged in connection with those transactions, according to the Mint. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9075590   (675 words)

Virtual Museum - 1864 PROOF TYPE 1 LIBERTY DOUBLE EAGLE - PROOF 64 The double eagle, or $20 gold piece, is the largest U.S. gold coin ever produced for use in daily commerce -- but it wasn't among the first. The double eagle's birth didn't just coincide with the great Gold Rush; it was a direct result of that history- shaping event. Each double eagle contained very nearly an ounce of precious metal, so this proved to be a valuable outlet indeed for the Western miners. www.goldrushgallery.com /vmuseum/gtp18.html   (463 words)

CoinResource - Auction Of Rare 1933 Double Eagle Gold Coin Nets $3 Million-Plus For U.S. Government The recently-auctioned coin is one of only a few 1933 Double Eagles to have survived destruction. After the 1933 Double Eagle was struck, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the United States off the gold standard. The coin, auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York City during the American Numismatic Association annual convention, sold for $6.6 million to an anonymous bidder. www.coinresource.com /pr_mint/DoubleEagle_1933_sold.htm   (561 words)

History of the U.S. $10 Gold Piece Some collectors confuse these difficult to find coins with the 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle coin which is illegal to own since none of them were legally released prior to the same executive order. Eagles were struck at the Carson City Mint between 1870 and 1893, while Denver began minting Coronet eagle coins in 1906, one year before the design for the denomination was changed. A coin of the eagle or $10 denomination wouldn’t be in the pocket of too many people, considering it represented the wages for a week at the time. www.coinfacts.com /historical_notes/history_of_the_eagle.htm   (1105 words)

Recommended U.S. Rare Coin The Double Eagle, Type II was also intended to be used in international trade payments, so many of the coins ended up in Europe and Latin America. Thus, as a type of gold coin, the survival rate in mint state condition is very low, and the entire series from 1866 to 1876 is scarce, especially in uncirculated or mint state condition. The Reconstruction Era was one of rebuilding the country after the Civil War, and the U.S. Treasury was intent on replenishing the commercial banking system with circulating coinage that had been melted during the conflict. www.wexfordcoin.com /Recommend/Layer1C.htm   (186 words)

1850-O Double Eagle Silver Dollars US Rare Coin Investments 1850-O Double Eagle Silver Dollars US Rare Coin Investments As the first year of the Double Eagle and, accordingly, the first New Orleans issue, this variety is always in strong demand. You are interested in gold coins, Gold Dollars, Rare coins and rare gold is shared by millions of people in the USA and around the globe. www.usrarecoininvestments.com /collecting/1850_O_double_eagle.htm   (513 words)

Time for Kids News A $20 coin known as the Double Eagle was bought by an anonymous person who bid for it over the telephone. The famous coin shows a standing lady Liberty carrying a torch and olive branch on one side and a flying eagle on the other. After years of investigation, nine of the remaining Double Eagles were found and later destroyed by the Secret Service in the 1940s. www.parenting.com /TFK/news/story/0,6260,333200,00.html   (351 words)

U.S. Gold Double Eagle Gold Bullion Coins Double eagles were so named because the largest U.S. coin until the time of the California gold rush was a $10 face value (approximately ½ troy ounce) gold Eagle. When Congress in 1849 authorized the large $20 gold piece to efficiently coin the bonanza of gold coming from the California gold fields, it naturally came to be called the ‘double’ eagle. For the world, the U.S. $20 gold double eagle symbolized the vast riches of the United States in the second half of the 1800s. www.onlygold.com /Coins/Double_Eagle_FS.asp   (888 words)

The Most Magnificent Coin in U.S. History - Coin Collecting Without question, the most beautiful coin in U.S. history is the design that appeared on the $20 Gold Double Eagle from 1907 to 1933. The coin carries the grace and magnificent charm of the ancient Greek coins and is considered the centerpiece in the United States' "Golden Era" of coinage. The coin, at one time, was a part of the King Farouk coin collection, and the government was left trying to figure out how it got there. www.bellaonline.com /articles/art29454.asp   (856 words)

Coin - Double Eagle Coin The only surviving "double eagle" - a US gold coin issued in 1933 &; is sold for a record $7.5m at auction in New York. The double eagle, or $20 gold piece, is both a rare coin and a beautiful thing. Grade ratings use are based upon American Numismatics Association standards. Double Eagles-Saint Gaudens ($20 St. Gaudens) and $20 Libertys ($20 Libs, $20 Liberties)-are the most popular of the old US gold coins. www.bcoin.com /doubleeaglecoin   (2295 words)

U.S. Double Eagle $20.00 Gold Auctions at Mintmark Numismatics, Inc. Obverse of a U.S. 1860 Double Eagle ($20 gold piece). U.S. $20.00 gold dollars (Double Eagle; 1850-1933) at auction on eBay. These coin auctions are updated daily and may, or may not, be conducted by Mintmark Numismatics (eBay username: mintmarkcom). www.mintmark.com /doubleeaglegolddollars_auctions.html   (70 words)

1933 u.s 20 dollar gold coin The 1933 US 20 dollar gold coin (known as the double eagle) exists only in very small numbers. By all accounts, the market for rare U.S. coins has been moving along like a bull's trot down Wall Street ever since the big crash of June, 1989, scuttled portfolios. Chances are Russ Bega can tell you what your coins are worth or will be able to soon. www.gold-coins-guide.com /1933-u.s-20-dollar-gold-coin   (446 words)

The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values 2003 Now the brand new edition of a book written by New York City coin dealer, author, and consumer advocate Scott A. Travers demonstrates conclusively that the age of discovery is far from over -- that worthwhile, often highly valuable coins can still be found in pockets, purses and cash drawers. Other price guides steer clear of these coins, seemingly out of a reluctance to be too specific in measuring hard-to-gauge, limited market activity. All it takes to find them is knowledge and perseverance, and The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values 2003 provides all the knowledge a treasure-hunter will need to hit the jackpot. www.pocketchangelottery.com /inside.htm   (429 words)

Twenty Dollar Gold Coin Selected Resources The smallest coin that the U.S. has ever minted is the 1849-54 One Dollar Gold Coin, which made its debut in 1849. One Dollar Gold Coin-1 Dollar Gold Coin and U S Gold Coin are found among the many gold coins at William Youngermans, Inc.... Twenty Dollar Gold Coin-20 Dollar Gold Coin and U S Gold Coin are found among the many gold coins at William Youngermans, Inc. www.gold-coins.biz /resources/twenty-dollar-gold-coin.html   (788 words)

GovMint.com - First Federal Mint, Collectible Coins, US Coins & more GovMint.com - First Federal Mint, Collectible Coins, US Coins and more Headlines were made recently when a mysterious 1861 silver U.S. half dollar bearing the seal of the Confederacy sold at public auction for the incredible sum of $632,500.00. Struck over 220 years ago at the historic Mexico City Mint — America’s first Mint — these authentic Spanish Silver Half Reales never circulated! www.GovMint.com   (95 words)

MSN Encarta - Dictionary - double eagle Search for "double eagle" in all of MSN Encarta former U.S. coin: a former U.S. gold coin worth 20 dollars Click here to search all of MSN Encarta ca.encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861689292/double_eagle.html   (74 words)

Bid Results for Tampa - Florida {Treasury & Coins} (June 25, 2003) 049 A - U.S. GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE ($20) - 2002180100007001001A002 - Henry Sumner - $- 036 A - U.S. GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE ($20) - 2002180100007001001A002 - Louis Gasbarro - $- 028 A - U.S. GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE ($20) - 2002180100007001001A002 - Frederick Freed - $- www.ustreas.gov /auctions/customs/0318136.html   (12260 words)

Saint-Gaudens High Relief Double Eagle 1907 Breen pronounced the high-relief double eagle to have been “the finest American coin design ever to reach circulation.” Collectors certainly agree, for today the high-relief is one of the most sought-after coins in numismatics. Saint-Gaudens accepted the challenge eagerly and began preparing dramatic new designs to replace the long-running Liberty double eagle and Coronet eagle, the two largest U.S. gold coins, both of which had carried the same basic portraits for more than half a century. Roosevelt and Saint-Gaudens intended the double eagle to be struck in high relief—though clearly not as high as the very first strikes—so each exquisite detail would be shown to full advantage. www.oldcoinshop.com /coinhistory/20-MCMVII.htm   (12260 words)

Double Eagle These two 20 dollar gold coins were set aside from the rest of the 455,500 double eagles struck in the spring of 1933 but never released for circulation. This coin inaugurated the series of gold 20 dollars, nicknamed "double eagles", which were issued from 1850 to 1907. The term "double eagle" is derived from the fact that the $10 coin is called an "eagle". americanhistory.si.edu /csr/nnc/doubleea/doubleea.htm   (12260 words)

Welcome to Double Eagle restaurant. The Crown Jewel of Old Mesilla. The Ten Dollar coin was known as the "Eagle" and the Twenty Dollar coin as the "Double Eagle." This legend tells of the tragic deaths of two young lovers with their eternal ties to each other and The Double Eagle. The antiques found throughout the building have been painstakingly collected over several years. www.doubleeagledining.com   (12260 words)

1933 double eagle now at Fort Knox-  07/04/01 Fenton acquired the 1933 double eagle from among a series of transactions with another London dealer, Andre de Clermont, who, along with an Egyptian jeweler with ties to Egypt's highest military leadership, maintained in sworn depositions the coin was the one once held by Farouk. The coin was struck from the same pair of dies that struck the two 1933 double eagles housed in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. The drama involving the Fenton-Farouk specimen of the 1933 double eagle began to unfold on Feb. 8, 1996, when Fenton and U.S. coin dealer Jay Parrino were arrested at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York after trying to sell the coin to a Secret Service informant for $1.5 million. www.coinworld.com /News/071601/News-2.asp   (1000 words)

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