Snapped a couple of pics of the 1933 Saint Gaudens double eagle..............
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Through glass with at least a 4 inch depth, hence the photo quality. American History Museum in DC. Refresh my memory, not including the Langbord specimens, how many of these are known? I'm thinking two, this one and the Farouk specimen?
Oh yeah, and I cringed when I noticed the metal tabs holding the coin in place.
Oh yeah, and I cringed when I noticed the metal tabs holding the coin in place.
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There has to be a better way to fix the coin in the display
There are thirteen 1933 double eagles known to exist.Two are in the Smithsonian.These two were sent there by George McCann head cashier in October,1934.
One is the ex Farouk specimen.The Langbords found ten in their safety deposit box about the time the ex Farouk piece was fetching $7M for our government and Stephen Fenton.
The OP's piece looks like a replica.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.---Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America, 1801-1809. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
The OP's picture is not of an authentic 1933 double eagle.
There are thirteen 1933 double eagles known to exist.Two are in the Smithsonian.These two were sent there by George McCann head cashier in October,1934.
One is the ex Farouk specimen.The Langbords found ten in their safety deposit box about the time the ex Farouk piece was fetching $7M for our government and Stephen Fenton.
The OP's piece looks like a replica.
That's the Smithsonian's coin (one of the two). It's easily identifiable by that blemish in the field at 3:00 that looks like the letter 'A'.
And it's displayed at the American History Museum in DC (part of the Smithsonian)
And it's displayed at the American History Museum in DC (part of the Smithsonian)
I stand corrected.Thanks for pointing this out.
I am aghast at the tabs holding the coin onto the cheesy cardboard mount.
Is the Smithsonian aware of how one of its most valuable and historic pieces is being handled?
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.---Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America, 1801-1809. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Whoever borrows the 1933 double eagles should be instructed to leave in the TPG holder and that would include the American History Museum,part of the Smithsonian.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.---Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America, 1801-1809. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
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