Twenty Dollar Gold Coin 1933 Value

Although 445 500 specimens of this saint gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933 none were ever officially circulated and all but two were ordered to be melted down.

Twenty dollar gold coin 1933 value.

A double eagle is a gold coin of the united states with a denomination of 20. After president franklin roosevelt took the nation off the gold standard 445 000 freshly minted 20 coins were melted down. The coin prices and values for gold 20 double eagle. Twenty dollar gold coins were first issued by the united states mint in 1849.

Gold coin usa 20 dollars 1898 san francisco duration. Sell add. Before the united states government halted production of circulation strike gold coins 445 500 1933 dated double eagles were produced. Rare 20 gold coin value guide.

Value and historic importance. 1908 d saint gaudens no motto twenty dollar ngc ms 62. While that is only a 74 year span more than one hundred different types of 20 gold coins exist when you factor in all of the different denominations designs and mint marks. The 1933 saint gaudens twenty dollar gold eagle began life like any other production coin at the united states mint in philadelphia.

The value of a saint gaudens 20 coin can vary significantly based on the coin s mint year and overall condition. But 10 of the 1933 coins disappeared from the philadelphia mint. Its gold content of 0 9675 troy oz 30 0926 grams was worth 20 at the 1849 official price of 20 67 oz the coins are made from a 90 gold 0 900 fine 21 6 kt and 10 copper alloy and have a total weight of 1 0750 troy ounces 33 4362 grams. 1910 s saint gaudens twenty dollar ngc ms 62.

1877 1907 random year liberty head twenty dollar ngc ms 62. Ebay offers affordable gold double eagles for sale that cover the coin s entire official minting history from 1849 to 1933. Also showing coins for sale in our database for the coronet head type gold 20 double eagle items. The 1933 double eagle is a united states 20 dollar gold coin.

20 gold double eagle denominational 2 coin set ms 62. For example a 1907 saint gaudens in good condition may sell for around 1139 or close to the current price of gold. The last year that the mint made 20 gold coins for circulation was 1933. However 20 more are known to have been rescued from melting by being stolen and found their way into the hands of collectors before later being recovered.

2 0 out of 5 stars 1. 1881 s gold 20 twenty dollar double eagle pcgs ms61 toughcoins.