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Saint-Gaudens $20: Familiar Liberty, different eras
Saint-Gaudens Liberty appears in more than one era. The historical twenty-dollar double eagle and the modern Gold Eagle have different gold specifications. This calculator profile uses 0.9675 fine troy ounce of gold per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.
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- Saint-Gaudens Liberty appears in more than one era. The historical twenty-dollar double eagle and the modern Gold Eagle have different gold specifications.
- This profile contains zero point nine six seven five fine troy ounce of gold per coin.
- Four matching coins contain three point eight seven fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current gold spot price.
- Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
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Photographs resized and cropped for display; coin details are not retouched. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain (PD-US-SI) · License.
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