FILE PHOTO: The 1933 Double Eagle coin is seen encased during a media preview before auction at Sotheby's in New York City (Reuters) -A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin sold for a record-setting $18.9 ...

The Double Eagle coin is one of the most iconic and valuable coins in American history. First minted in 1849, it is a $20 gold coin that played a crucial role in U.S. commerce during the 19th and ...

In the world of numismatics, certain coins stand out not just for their historical significance but also for their staggering ...

Four decades later, Stephen Fenton, the chairman of the British Numismatic Trade Assn. and a coin dealer himself, says he got hold of the 1933 Double Eagle by way of an Egyptian jeweler whose client ...

NEW YORK -- A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin that never went into circulation was sold Tuesday for $7.59 million -- believed to be the most ever paid for a coin at auction. "It is now, as of this evening ...

Collecting gold coins can be an exciting way to connect with history and potentially uncover hidden value in your collection.

It’s taken nearly a decade, but there’s finally a new world’s most expensive coin—the 1933 Double Eagle. Footwear designer Stuart Weitzman’s famous gold coin sold for an astonishing $18.9 million at a ...

Philadelphia – The U.S. Mint seized 10 Double Eagle gold coins from 1933, among the rarest and most valuable coins in the world, that a jeweler says she turned in to determine their authenticity. Joan ...

Jury rules "double eagle" coins are the property of the U.S. Treasury. July 21, 2011 -- Ten rare $20 gold coins that could have been worth more than $40 million to a Philadelphia family are the ...

A rare 1907 double eagle $20 coin designed by famed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens could sell for as much as $1.5 million at auction Tuesday. The lustrous gold piece is one of four ...

June 8 (Reuters) - A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin sold for a record-setting $18.9 million at auction in New York on Tuesday, and the world's rarest stamp went for $8.3 million. The coin, the only 1933 ...

The most valuable coin in the world sits in the lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in lower Manhattan. It’s Exhibit 18E, secured in a bulletproof glass case with an alarm system and an ...