A pretty piece of gold.

Russ

I'd sure like to have one of the originals that looked like that.

Russ, NCNE

littlejohn

nice ,very nice

FatMan

The bullion eagles are all very nice coins and really show off the quality that the mint is capable of producing. I collect them as they are truely beautiful.

But I do prefer the original even when they have been beat up a little bit.

michael

superlative fats that original saint twenty dollar gold coin

the modern gold coin looks flat washed out like a piece of tinfoil wrapped around chocolate

Sequitur

the modern gold coin looks flat washed out like a piece of tinfoil wrapped around chocolate

I think that's only because of the harsh lighting in the photo. If you're talking about modern gold pieces in general, I think the old and the new both look great. Best thing about gold is the way it ages -- it's highly unlikely any gold coin is going to be lost to carbon spots, aggresive tarnish blackening the coin, etc.

Plus, gold is a heaven-sent metal when compared to the bogus AT and dipping games played with silver coinage. (But gold does have its own unique problems, especially counterfeiting and polishing.)

ychange

anyone else find the angle of the torch on the newer pieces,...'off', a bit, when compared to the old obv. design? slanting / rather than

either way, spiffy coins, arguably the "prettiest" obv. of any gold piece around.