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1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF VALUE .95
1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF VALUE .95

1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF VALUE .95

$ 10.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Composition: Cu, silver - platedin
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 2016
  • Condition: Proof
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Coin: Double Head
  • Certification: U.S. Mint
  • Strike Type: Proof

    Description

    1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF VALUE .95
    A Stunning Replica of the First Gold Double Eagle
    Layered in 24k Gold and Accented in Pure Platinum
    40 mm in diameter
    Details
    Limitation:
    9,999 complete collections
    Weight:
    32 g
    Material:
    Copper, layered in 24k gold
    Issue year:
    2016 (Replica)
    Diameter:
    40 mm
    Obverse:
    1849 Liberty Head Double Eagle with spot-platinum
    Reverse:
    Heraldic Eagle
    Material:
    Copper
    Quality:
    Proof
    Period:
    before 1871
    Country:
    USA
    1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF
    The first U.S. gold double eagle was minted in 1849, coinciding with the discovery of gold in California.
    Official production was to begin in 1850, but as a trial, the U.S. Mint produced two pattern coins dated 1849 - and only one of those coins is known to still exist!
    That sole coin is unquestionably the rarest coin in American history and now resides in the Smithsonian Institution.
    Some experts have estimated its value to be between and million.
    However, as part of the Smithsonian collection, the coin cannot be sold and is considered to be priceless.
    Designed by James B. Longacre, the Liberty Head Double Eagle features a left-facing Liberty, her
    hair
    bundled and secured with a beaded tie, with a few loose curls cascading down her neck.
    She is encircled by thirteen six-point stars. On the reverse, a left-facing heraldic eagle appears, wings outstretched with a shield, a bundle of arrows, and an olive brance in his talons.
    Available exclusively from American Mint, this 24 k gold-layered coin is meticulously reproduced from the only existing specimen
    of the priceless 1849 Liberty Head Double Eagle which is currently under lock and key at the Smithsonian Institution.
    To make our replica truly special, we accented coin designer James Barton Longacre's beautiful Grecianinspired Miss Liberty in .9995 pure platinum!