Liberty 20 Dollar Gold Coin Weight

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Liberty 20 dollar gold coin weight.

Gold at a low premium. 90 gold 10 copper auction record. 30 08 grams 0 9675 oz. Produced for more than 50 years the 20 liberty gold coin is one that had an extremely high face value for its day.

Its gold content of 0 9675 troy oz 30 0926 grams was worth 20 at the 1849 official price of 20 67 oz the coins are made from a 90 gold 0 900 fine 21 6 kt and 10 copper alloy and have a total weight of 1 0750 troy ounces 33 4362 grams. A double eagle is a gold coin of the united states with a denomination of 20. 1854 1856 liberty dollar type ii 1. Gold coin of its time.

900 gold 21 6 karat. Liberty head gold dollars 1849 1854 90 gold 10 copper. 33 436 grams 1 0751 oz. For price indications refer to our daily quotes price page.

Our gold coin calculator provides the current melt value of your old gold coins. At the time the coin s face value more closely coincided with the spot price of gold but now the inherent value of these coins in gold is far greater than ever before. 20 dollars gross weight. The california gold rush of 1848 prompted congress to authorize the mintage of the 20 dollar coin.

However the coin is actually made of a gold copper alloy that consists of only 90 gold and 10 copper giving the coin a total weight of 1 0750 troy ounces or 33 4362 grams. 1907 1933 st gaudens double eagle 20. Double eagle coins hold the highest gold content of any regularly issued u s. In 1849 gold was valued at 20 67 per ounce hence making the coin at that time worth 20.

Image type description metal content weight denomination melt value. United states 10 00 liberty extremely fine. Ten dollar liberties circulated in the western united states where the local preference was for hard currency. Permission was granted in 1849 and the 20 gold piece entered circulation in 1850.

Gaudens have lettered edges. Twenty dollar liberty gold coins have reeded milled edges but the st. Troy actual gold weight. We also have a stock of scarcer collectible 20 00 gold coins as well.

1849 1854 liberty dollar type i 1 91 65. The original liberty design was minted for more than 50 years. This is why it retains its designation to this day as a 20 coin.