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.
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.
if it is in good condition, probably over 50, 000 because a 1927 St. Gaudens 20 gold coin from the Denver mint pulled in over 500,000 at an auction i beleive... The earliest U.S. 20 Dollar gold coin (Double Eagle) was dated 1849. Yours must be from another country.
No matter what the date is of the coin. The Confederate States of America struck no gold coins of any denomination. It is NOT genuine.
Any St Gaudens $20 Gold piece is worth at least the spot price for an ounce of gold. it weighs roughly 33 grams and is 90% gold 10% copper
The first circulating $20 gold pieces were made in 1850.
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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.
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if it is in good condition, probably over 50, 000 because a 1927 St. Gaudens 20 gold coin from the Denver mint pulled in over 500,000 at an auction i beleive... The earliest U.S. 20 Dollar gold coin (Double Eagle) was dated 1849. Yours must be from another country.
No matter what the date is of the coin. The Confederate States of America struck no gold coins of any denomination. It is NOT genuine.
Any St Gaudens $20 Gold piece is worth at least the spot price for an ounce of gold. it weighs roughly 33 grams and is 90% gold 10% copper
The first circulating $20 gold pieces were made in 1850.
A genuine 1851 Baldwin 20 dollar gold piece weighs approximately 33.44 grams.
$1,400.00-$1,650.00 retail for circulated coins. Mint state coins are $1,750.00+
they weigh approximately 20 grams without the piece of material that goes around their neck
1896S .999 fine gold