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  While first proposed in 1832, it was not until 1851 that the groundwork would be in place for the issuance of one of America’s most fascinating and desirable gold coins.   The Act of March 3, 1851 which lowered the rate for a local prepaid letter from 5 cents to 3 cents also authorized  … Read more

  The $2.50 and $5.00 Indian Head designs were the next logical step to President Theodore Roosevelt’s “pet crime”, his desire to improve our “atrociously hideous” coinage and restore it to the beauty and dignity of Ancient Greek coinage. President Roosevelt’s personal friend Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a resounding success with the first two inspired efforts  … Read more

    Destined to become one of America’s most enduring coinage designs, Christian Gobrecht’s Coronet Liberty Head motif grew to be as familiar as the Pillar Dollar or Athenian Owl. First appearing on the $10 gold coin in 1838, it was adapted to the $5 gold coin in 1839 and the $2.50 in 1840.    … Read more

  The Half Eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since the 1980s. Composed almost entirely of gold, the Indian Head Half Eagle has a face value of five dollars. Its production was authorized by The Act of April 2, 1792, and  … Read more

  The Half Eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since the 1980s. Composed almost entirely of gold, it has a face value of five dollars. Its production was authorized by The Act of April 2, 1792, and it was the  … Read more

  Due to the less desirable artwork and therefore lower demand, Liberty Coronet $20 double eagle gold pieces are less often encountered, and the common subtype commands less than the St. Gaudens’ type. In 1866, the motto “In God We Trust” was added to the Liberty Coronet double eagle creating a second subtype. In 1877,  … Read more

  The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a twenty-dollar gold coin, or double eagle, produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. The coin is named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the obverse and reverse. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S. coins.   In  … Read more