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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3505543, member: 101855"]William, since you are interested in double eagles, here is an example of the ultimate "trophy coin" for many collectors, 1907 High Relief $20 gold. It has been called the most beautiful U.S. coin. This is the way President Theodore Roosevelt hoped that the coin would look, but technical problems made that impossible. The mintage was 12,367 according to The Red Book, but it's not nearly as rare as that might sound. Coin collectors, art collectors and speculators saved them from the day they were issued, and they sold for more than their face value in 1908. The surviving population probably approaches 9,000 pieces. Multiple examples are always available at the major coin shows, but the prices are high, 5 figures. I've called it the world's most expensive common coin. And, yes, there are counterfeits of this coin. The most famous one is "the omega counterfeit." So don't go out an buy an uncertified one or one that has been authenticated by some fly by night grading service. The good ones are certified because that's how the sellers get the most money. I'll post the history of this piece in a stand-alone message, but for now here are photos of one that NGC graded MS-65. [ATTACH=full]929678[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]929679[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]