Auction 3 Part 2
Numismatic, Medals and Pins, Zionism, Stamps, Art and Judaica, Payments means
Jul 27, 2015
(Your local time)
Israel
Harav Maimon 2, Jerusalem
Terms of sale
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LOT 423:
Gold Coin of 20 Dollar, Liberty Head Double Eagle, USA, 1900
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Sold for: $1,000
Start price:
$
900
Auction house commission:
19%
VAT: On commission only
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The minting of gold coins began in 1849, during the Gold Rush in California, for fear that the regular coins will lose their nominal value. The nominal value of this coin is $20 – the price of the weight of the gold in the coin when its minting began.
The face of Lady Liberty appears on the coin, surrounded by 13 stars which symbolize the 13 states of the USA when it was founded. On the reverse side there is an image of an eagle similar to that of the American motto "E Pluribus Unum".
Diameter: 23 mm.
Weight: 33.44 gram.
The composition of the coins is 90% 21.6 karat gold and 10% copper alloy.
VF-XF.
