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Minting the coin which never saw circulation...
Minting the coin which never saw circulation...
Item # 622815
July 02, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1933
* Famed double eagle coins are minted
Page 12N contains an interesting and somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "22,000,000 Coins Minted" with various details, and which includes: "...Included in this coinage were 445,500 double eagles and 1,754,000 eagles...".
It is noteworthy that the 1933 double eagle ($20 gold coin) currently holds the record for the highest price paid at auction for a single U.S. coin. It was purchased for $7.59 million. Those dated 1933 were from the last year of production for the double eagle, but no specimens ever officially circulated and nearly all were melted down due to the discontinuance of the domestic gold standard in 1933. This coin remains one of the most sought after in the hobby of numismatics.
This is the complete Sunday edition with 60+ pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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