1933 $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Circulation strikes: 445,500
ok Bob, where are the other 445,500 - 3 = 445,497 other ones ?
something smells fishie here
they exist inside the usa government, these 445,497 ones
but not
or until the law is changed
and if so
then current value of the only one in private hands
willllllllllllll ????
Notes:
No coins of this date were ever allowed into circulation,
at least not officially. A handful of 1933 Double Eagles
exists today, but the Mint asserts that ownership is illegal
because they were removed without authorization from the
Mint. Thus, in the few instances when these have appeared
on the open market, they have been subject to seizure by the
U.S. government. The only "legitimate" examples are owned
or held by the government, one of which is illustrated above.
However, in 2001, the U.S. government reached an agreement
with the owners of the "Farouk-Fenton" specimen of the 1933
Double Eagle which allowed the coin to be sold, thus making
it the only example outside of government hands that is legal
to own. |
