Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gold
gptkbp:auctionRecord 1933 Double Eagle sold for $18.9 million in 2021
gptkbp:composition gptkb:gold
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination $20
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Augustus_Saint-Gaudens
flying eagle
gptkbp:diameter 34 mm
gptkbp:edge lettered
gptkbp:finalDate 1933
gptkbp:firstIssueDate 1907
gptkbp:historicalSignificance considered most beautiful U.S. coin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
gptkbp:legalTender yes
gptkbp:mintedIn gptkb:United_States_Mint
gptkbp:mintMarks gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:motto gptkb:IN_GOD_WE_TRUST
gptkbp:notableCollection highly collectible
gptkbp:notableFeature subject of documentaries
subject of books and articles
subject of legal disputes
1933 coins never officially released
Ultra High Relief pattern coins
edge lettering "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
featured in Smithsonian Institution
high relief design in 1907
motto added in 1908
no motto on early issues
subject of theft and recovery cases
featured in American Numismatic Association Money Museum
gptkbp:notableFor 1907
1933
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:1933_Double_Eagle
gptkbp:notableVariant No Motto
High Relief
Ultra High Relief
With Motto
gptkbp:numismaticSignificance very high
gptkbp:obverseDesign gptkb:Liberty_striding_forward
gptkbp:presidentialInitiative gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Liberty_Head_Double_Eagle
none (series ended in 1933)
gptkbp:restrike none
gptkbp:valuation 20 dollars
gptkbp:weight 33.436 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:$20_Double_Eagle_coin
gptkb:Double_Eagle_(coin_design)
gptkb:Saint-Gaudens_Medal
gptkb:Augustus_Saint-Gaudens_Liberty
gptkb:Pre-1933_United_States_gold_coins
gptkb:United_States_gold_coins
gptkb:Double_Eagle
gptkb:Gold_Coins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7