Liberty Head Double Eagle

Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by CoinsTV in Liberty Head Double Eagle, coins

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The Liberty Head Double Eagle was the first $20 Gold coin, created under the Gold Act of 1849. It was issued from 1849 to 1907 and designed by James B. Longacre.

In this video Mark reviews the origin of the Gold Double Eagle, which has its roots in the California Gold Rush, and then moves on to information about the Liberty Double Eagle.

Topics covered include:

  • The conflict between US Mint Chief Coiner Franklin Peale and Chief Engraver James B. Longacre
  • Background and design of the Liberty Head Double Eagle
  • The three design types used during the course of the series
  • Mint facilities that produced the coin
  • Recommendations on collecting the Liberty Double Eagle
  • Sleeper coins and third party graded coins

2 Responses to “Liberty Head Double Eagle”

  1. stephen povanda

    26. Oct, 2009

    this is a great web site for coin collecters young and old. I found it very informative and I been collecting for over forty years.

  2. Kerry aka WKF

    19. Dec, 2009

    I enjoyed the video clip and even though I have been collecting pre-1933 Gold for almost twenty years I learned some interesting things about the start up of the Double Eagle program in 1849. A good video on my favorite coin in Gold.

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