This is a nice 8oz (half pound) 24k gold plated silver round by Washington Mint.
The design is a replica of Saint-Gaudens US Gold Double Eagle, for which the 1933 date sold for a world record price of US$7.5 million back in 2002!!!
Very interesting read about how President Franklin Roosevelt taking American off the Gold standard led to the rarity of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle:
The design is a replica of Saint-Gaudens US Gold Double Eagle, for which the 1933 date sold for a world record price of US$7.5 million back in 2002!!!
Very interesting read about how President Franklin Roosevelt taking American off the Gold standard led to the rarity of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle:
http://coins.about.com/od/famousrarecoinprofiles/p/1933_Gold_Eagle.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_eagle
Sadly, I don't own the real McCoy and this gold plated art round is about the closest I can get (and afford) to the real thing :)
Hi! Your blog is very nice. The photographs of coins are very beautiful. Wish you all the best. God is Great.
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Mahmood, thks for visiting my blog and happy to hear that you enjoyed the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI am a total noob at photography and taking shots of shiny objects like coins has been as challenging and rewarding as collecting some of these coins.
Cheers!
where is the price for this coin?
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous, this coin has been sold and no longer in my possession.
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