2016 US Mint 1849 1/10-oz Gold Double Eagle Proof

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2016 US Mint 1849 1/10-oz Gold Double Eagle Proof:
$305.00

>The original 1849 Double eagle brief history,

It all started the day there was too much gold at the U.S. Mint. Before the discovery of gold in California in 1848, the largest denomination gold coin struck by the U.S. Mint was the $10 Gold Eagle. After 1848, a river of gold started flowing from California to the Philadelphia Mint. So much gold in fact, that congress authorized the Mint to strike a new denomination: the $20 Gold Double Eagle. The very first coins were struck as proofs in late 1849. But only two survived, and one of those dropped off the coin radar before 1900. Only one 1849 $20 Gold Double Eagle exists today. It’s housed at the Smithsonian in the National Museum of American History. It’s an American treasure you can see close up, but only if you travel to Washington D.C.

>Authorization of 1849 1/10oz tribute coins,

In 2016 the Curator of the Smithsonian museum of the National Museum of American History decided to share the famous 1849 double eagle coin with all Americans. He authorized the striking of this 2016 limited-edition 1849 $20 Gold Eagle Tribute Proof. Each is struck in one-tenth ounce of 99.9% pure gold.

***These type of coins are going for for more that 400+ dollars as all are sold out***

***The pricing on this specific collectable is set at 290 or best offer, I really do not have any rush to sell so any low ball offers will be discarded.***

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