Enthusiastic coin collectors eagerly vied for the rare $20 "double eagle" gold coin during the auction on Tuesday. The 1870 $20 gold coin, minted in Carson City, Nevada, fetched $1.44 million at ...

The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle — $7.6 million The American gold coin with a face value of ... The five-cent coin was designed by Charles Barber in 1883 and was officially minted until 1912.

With a face value of $20, the Double Eagle was the last gold coin produced for intended circulation in America. But it was never issued as President Franklin D Roosevelt withdrew the US from the ...