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

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1849 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE ARCHIVAL EDITION COIN PROOF VALUE .95 A Stunning Replica of the First Gold Double Eagle Layered in 24k Gold 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 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 specimenof the priceless 1849 Liberty Head Double Eagle which is currently under lock and key at the Smithsonian Institution.