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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SpiffyAllstar, post: 92832, member: 1683&quot;]As I understand it, the highest denomination coin the us produced back when the mint started was the $10 gold.&nbsp; On the reverse was a very detailed eagle, and somehow that became the name.&nbsp; &nbsp; So, by association, the $5 gold became the half eagle and the $2.50 gold became the quarter eagle.</p><p>Later, when the $20 gold coin was first minted in 1849, it became the double eagle.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Somebody correct me if I&#039;m wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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