1933 double eagle
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The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression, none were official
Specimen 1Obv
Specimen 1Rev
The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located next to the United States Army post of Fort Knox, Kentucky. It is operated by the United States De
1933 double eagle
…of other specimens that come to light. The two intentionally spared coins are in the U.S. National Numismatic Collection, ten others are held in the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, and the one remaining recovered coin was sold in 2002 to private collector Stuart Weitzman (who remained anonymous at the time) for US$7.59…
The United States Bullion Depository
Loaded mail truck leaves the New York City Assay Office, 1941.
Gold trains preparing to unload bullion onto Army trucks, 1941
Archibald Macleish unboxing the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution after arriving back to the Library of Congress in October 1944 after having been stored at Fort Knox