1849 LIBERTY HEAD GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE WITH SPOT PLATINUM COIN PROOF .95

Description

1849 LIBERTY HEAD GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE WITH SPOT PLATINUM  COIN PROOF  .95
A Stunning Replica of the First Gold Double Eagle
Layered in 24k Gold and Accented in Pure Platinum
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 with spot-platinum
Reverse:
Heraldic Eagle
Material:
Copper
Quality:
Proof
Period:
before 1871
Country:
USA
1849 Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle Replica
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 branch
in his talons.