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  2. 1933 double eagle - Wikipedia

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    The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression, [1] none were ever officially circulated, and all but two were ordered to be melted down.

  3. Saint-Gaudens double eagle - Wikipedia

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    In 1892, Saint-Gaudens was asked to design the official medal of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago; it would be presented to prizewinning exhibitors. The obverse of Saint-Gaudens's design, showing Columbus coming ashore, was noncontroversial; his reverse, which featured a torch-bearing naked youth carrying wreaths to crown the victors ...

  4. Double eagle - Wikipedia

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    On January 22, 2009, the U.S. Mint released ultra-high relief double eagles using the deep design that Saint-Gaudens envisioned, so that the U.S. Mint could, as its web site states "fulfill Augustus Saint-Gaudens' vision of an ultra high relief coin that could not be realized in 1907 with his legendary Double Eagle liberty design."

  5. Indian Head eagle - Wikipedia

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    Roosevelt disliked the work and engaged Saint-Gaudens to design an unofficial medal commemorating the inauguration. [5] Saint-Gaudens foresaw resistance from Barber on the question of the new coinage; he wrote to his brother Louis, "Barber is a S.O.A.B. [son of a bitch] but I had a talk with the President who ordered Secretary Shaw in my ...

  6. Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Wikipedia

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    Augustus Saint-Gaudens (/ ˌ s eɪ n t ˈ ɡ ɔː d ə n z /; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an Irish and American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. [2] Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin to an Irish-French family, and raised in New York City. He traveled to Europe for further ...

  7. List of most expensive coins - Wikipedia

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    Saint-Gaudens double eagle United States Dr. Steven Duckor Heritage Auctions [43] January 2020 $2,160,000 1854-S $5 Liberty Half Eagle United States Heritage Auctions [44] August 2018 $2,160,000 1928 Pattern "Mukden Tiger" Dollar China Heritage Auctions: December 2021 $2,115,000 1907 $20 Ultra High Relief LE United States Heritage Auctions [45]