Gold coin - 0.9675 troy ounces - .900 bullion
We are offering gold bullion from the United States Mint. This coin was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens after President Theodore Roosevelt made the decision to beautify America's coinage in 1904. The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coins were produced from 1907 to 1933. We've chosen this format to represent among the best the world has to offer in our product offerings. This is one of the most iconic gold coins ever minted, featuring one of the most beautiful coin designs ever created. They have also become relatively rare in the years since their production ended. In 1933, in an attempt to ease The Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Exective Order 6102 making it illegal for Americans to posses/hoard monetary gold. This was later reversed by President Gerald Ford in 1974, but in the decades in between many millions of our gold coins were forcibly returned to the U.S. Treasury and melted down into gold bars and held as our nation's gold reserves of 8,134 metric tons, much of which is still purported to be held in Fort Knox.
Gold occurs naturally most often in its free elemental or native form and has thus been known and considered precious since ancient times and has been used in coinage, jewelry and art throughout recorded history. It is incredibly corrosion resistant, beautiful, malleable and ductile. It can be drawn into a monoatomic wire. Just one gram of gold can be formed into a semitransparent sheet of one square meter, and such forms strongly reflect infrarred light, thus useful in heat shields. It also has uses in electronics, medicine, photography and as a chemical catalyst. Most importantly it has been used as a store of value throughout history as gold coins have been used as currency for thousands of years until 1971 when the international gold standard was abandoned in favor of purely fiat currencies. It has been our premise since inception that there are many other rare metals that can also be effective stores of wealth, some of which are much more rare than gold, though none will likely ever dethrone king gold as the world's most monetary metal.
We have various years of Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagles available, all in almost uncirculated (AU) condition and minted either at the Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver, or San Francisco Mints. The pictured coins are typical of those we have in stock though will not necessarily be the exact coin you receive. Domestic shipping is free for all orders over $199 (enter code free shipping at checkout). For orders of $199 or under, domestic shipping is $9.95. International shipping is via DHL, FedEx, or USPS international express and costs $45 for shipments up to a pound (9 one ounce ingots or less including packaging materials) and $10 for each additional pound. International customers please be aware that your country may levy import duties and/or VAT taxes on your purchase from us. We have nothing to do with this and cannot pay it for you. If you refuse our package because of this extra cost we will take it back and will refund your order in full once received minus the cost of the return shipping. If you are unsure what these import costs will be please check with your country's customs office. If you are not completely satisfied with any purchase from us, you have 30 days to return it for a full refund (buyer to pay return shipping).