Coin collecting may have been a niche hobby in times past, but an increased interest in numismatics -- whether due to macroeconomic pressures creating a swell of people looking for a valuable ...

He persuaded the leading American sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, to undertake the task. The first design to emerge was for the double eagle. Liberty ... ceased minting gold coins and ordered ...

An American classic coin ... while a high-grade MS65 in red can reach $8,000.” 1849 $20 Liberty Gold Coin: With only one such coin currently definitively known to exist, housed within the ...