Twenty Dollar Gold Coin Value

Gold coin of its time.

Twenty dollar gold coin value.

The table below shows melt values for commonly collected u s. Compare your coins to the grading image below to find the highest liberty twenty dollar gold coin values. The last year that the mint made 20 gold coins for circulation was 1933. The california gold rush of 1848 prompted congress to authorize the mintage of the 20 dollar coin.

At the time the coin s face value more closely coincided with the spot price of gold but now the inherent value of these coins in gold is far greater than ever before. Permission was granted in 1849 and the 20 gold piece entered circulation in 1850. Click on the links below to see historical melt values for each coin and to access the melt value calculator. Gold coins including indian head and buffalo gold coins.

For example a 1907 saint gaudens in good condition may sell for around 1139 or close to the current price of gold. While that is only a 74 year span more than one hundred different types of 20 gold coins exist when you factor in all of the different denominations designs and mint marks. Twenty dollar gold coins were first issued by the united states mint in 1849. During market hours melt values of gold coins shown on this page are updated approximately every 15 minutes.

Because of the expertise required to grade accurately the high value of twenty dollar gold coins and the large difference in value from one grade to the next most are submitted to a grading service. Double eagle coins hold the highest gold content of any regularly issued u s. Produced for more than 50 years the 20 liberty gold coin is one that had an extremely high face value for its day.