No, the first US (Federal issue) gold coin was minted in 1795 and the double eagle ($20) wasn't minted until 1850.
US $20 gold pieces ("double eagles") minted from 1850 to 1933 contain 30.06 gm of pure gold, or about 0.97 troy ounces. The remainder is copper.
No. The largest denomination of gold coin the US ever minted was the $20 double eagle (eagle being the term for a $10 coin).
The first official $20 gold piece, or "double eagle" was a single coin minted in 1849. It's currently in the Smithsonian collection. Regular production started in 1850. The denomination was minted until 1933; all but about 10 of those coins were melted. The remaining ones are currently subject to significant litigation over their ownership.
There were no $20 gold coins minted in the USA in 1939.
New Zealand 20 cent coins have never been minted in gold.
$20 gold coins minted by the Confederacy had the name of the United States on them so it is impossible to tell which coin they minted.
Very simply - all you have to do is look for the mint mark:"O" (New Orleans)"S" (San Francisco)"CC" (Carson City)"D" (Denver)If the coin has no mint mark, then assume it was minted in Phiadelphia
The largest circulating U.S. coin ever minted was the $20 gold double eagle.
No such thing. The largest denomination of gold coin the U.S. minted was $20.
This answer was provided by Generic Lad: It is above the second and third numbers of the date, keep in mind though, that your coin might not have a mintmark and was minted in Philadelphia.
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The U.S. did not mint any $20 gold pieces until 1849. If your coin bears an earlier date it is most likely a counterfeit or fantasy piece.The only other possibility is that it is a privately-minted gold piece; to help ease coinage problems the U.S. allowed some firms to mint coins that would match the standards of official coins, but they are normally inscribed with the name of the issuing company.