Double Eagles
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Current, continuously updated (24/7), auctions of common, scarce and rare U.S. $20 (face value) Double Eagles (gold coins). (Previous links to books about Double Eagles at Amazon.com.) Mintmark.com is officially affiliated with Amazon.com and eBay.
"The largest denomination of all regular United States issues was authorized to be coined by the Act of March 3, 1849. Its weight was 516 grains, .900 fine. The 1849 double eagle is a unique pattern and reposes in the Smithsonian. The 1861 reverse design by Anthony C. Paquet was withdrawn soon after being struck. Very few pieces are known." — Red Book (2008)
". . . The first double eagle was minted in 1849, coinciding with the California Gold Rush. In that year, the mint produced two pieces in proof. The first resides in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The second was presented to then Treasury Secretary William M. Meredith and was later sold as part of his estate -- the present location of this coin remains unknown . . ." — Double Eagle at Wikipedia
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