20 Dollars "Liberty Head - Double Eagle" obverse20 Dollars "Liberty Head - Double Eagle" reverse
United States

20 Dollars "Liberty Head - Double Eagle" · “Liberty Head - Double Eagle

United States · 1849–1907 · Gold

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The Liberty Head Double Eagle: America's $20 Gold Giant

In 1849 the United States struck the largest gold coin it had ever attempted — a $20 piece, an ounce of gold, made to soak up the flood pouring out of California. For nearly sixty years it was the workhorse of American wealth. Then it almost vanished entirely.

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