The gold coin the government tried to erase from history. Back in 1933, nearly the entire mintage of the $20 Double Eagle was pulled from circulation and melted down. But a single piece escaped destruction. Decades later, on July 30, 2002, it shattered records at auction, selling for $7.59 million. @peeremetals | PeerMetals

Watch: A 1933 #US gold coin that was never issued after Franklin D. Roosevelt removed America from the gold standard sells for a record $19.51 million at a #Sotheby’s auction in New York. https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2021/06/08/US-gold-coin-sells-for-record-19-5-mln-at-Sotheby-s-auction | Al Arabiya English | Facebook

1K views · 20 reactions | A US gold coin sells for a record $18.87 million at Sotheby's auction in New York. The 1933 Double Eagle was the last US gold coin made before Franklin D. Roosevelt removed America from the gold standard. The sale smashed the record for the most expensive coin in the world, set by a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar that sold for $10 million in 2013. | AFP News Agency | Facebook

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