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1906 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE PATTERN COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF VALUE .95
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Description
1906 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE PATTERN COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF VALUE .95Luxuriously layered in 24k gold
Faithful reproduction of George E. Barber's original coin
Highest minting quality "Proof"
Details
Limitation:
9,999 complete collections
Weight:
32 g
Diameter:
40 mm
Obverse:
Liberty 1906
Reverse:
United States of America
Material:
Cu, layered in 24k gold
Quality:
Proof
Issue year:
2013
1906 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE PATTERN COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that American coins lacked artistic merit and needed to be redesigned.
Roosevelt commissioned Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a master sculptor,
to revamp both the Eagle and the Double Eagle, which left the Mint's chief Engraver, Charles E. Barber rather upset.
Hoping that Saint-Gaudens' design would fail, Barber created his own version of the Double Eagle, just in case.
While the Barber specimen never made it to production, it remains a desirable sample of his stunning work.