On Tuesday, a rare $20 double eagle gold coin sold for $1.44 million, about 70,000 times its initial value. The coin was one of many items dating back to days of California Gold Rush and ...

Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply ...

While there are a lot of valuable old coins out there, perhaps none have enjoyed such an enduringly mysterious origin story ...

Rare California gold coins of private issue are coming forth from their hiding places every few days. The latest specimen of this much-sought series of coins to be offered for sale is one of the ...

about a year into California’s gold rush. They are emblazoned with three different designs. Liberty head (Coronet) coins were manufactured from 1849 to 1856. From 1854 to 1856, an Indian head ...

What we thought could only happen in our wildest imaginations was the reality of a California couple who found $10 million worth of rare gold coins buried underneath their property. This ...

The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply, Kraljevich said. The last time this specific coin was sold was at a Stack’s auction in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare $20 “double eagle” gold coin at a Southern California auction house Tuesday afternoon, but only one ...