Liberty 20 Dollar Gold Coin Weight

Liberty head gold dollars 1849 1854 90 gold 10 copper.

Liberty 20 dollar gold coin weight.

We also have a stock of scarcer collectible 20 00 gold coins as well. Measuring 34 mm in diameter the coins weigh 33 436 grams each one ounce contains 31 1 grams are alloys of 90 gold and 10 copper and each contains 9675 ounce of gold. Ten dollar liberties circulated in the western united states where the local preference was for hard currency. 33 436 grams 1 0751 oz.

900 gold 21 6 karat. Our gold coin calculator provides the current melt value of your old gold coins. 1849 1907 liberty double eagle 20 1 833 03. 1854 1856 liberty dollar type ii 1.

The 10 00 liberty gold eagle was along with the liberty double eagle one of the united states principal trade coins of its era. However the coin is actually made of a gold copper alloy that consists of only 90 gold and 10 copper giving the coin a total weight of 1 0750 troy ounces or 33 4362 grams. United states 10 00 liberty extremely fine. Image type description metal content weight denomination melt value.

Its gold content of 0 9675 troy oz 30 0926 grams was worth 20 at the 1849 official price of 20 67 oz the coins are made from a 90 gold 0 900 fine 21 6 kt and 10 copper alloy and have a total weight of 1 0750 troy ounces 33 4362 grams. 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. 90 gold 10 copper auction record. 1907 1933 st gaudens double eagle 20.

For price indications refer to our daily quotes price page. 1849 1854 liberty dollar type i 1 91 65. The original liberty design was minted for more than 50 years. Double eagle coins hold the highest gold content of any regularly issued u s.

Permission was granted in 1849 and the 20 gold piece entered circulation in 1850. Gold coin of its time. 30 08 grams 0 9675 oz. Twenty dollar liberty gold coins have reeded milled edges but the st.

Gaudens have lettered edges. Produced for more than 50 years the 20 liberty gold coin is one that had an extremely high face value for its day. Troy actual gold weight. The california gold rush of 1848 prompted congress to authorize the mintage of the 20 dollar coin.

This is why it retains its designation to this day as a 20 coin. In 1849 gold was valued at 20 67 per ounce hence making the coin at that time worth 20. Gold at a low premium.