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<p>[QUOTE="Reality1000, post: 4524086, member: 112747"]I was curious how the "Double Eagle" got it's name and googled and found out:</p><p>Until the time of the California gold rush there was a $10 face value (approximately ½ troy ounce) gold Eagle. When Congress in 1849 authorized the large $20 gold piece to efficiently coin the large amount of gold coming from the California gold fields, it came to be called the "Double" Eagle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Reality1000, post: 4524086, member: 112747"]I was curious how the "Double Eagle" got it's name and googled and found out: Until the time of the California gold rush there was a $10 face value (approximately ½ troy ounce) gold Eagle. When Congress in 1849 authorized the large $20 gold piece to efficiently coin the large amount of gold coming from the California gold fields, it came to be called the "Double" Eagle.[/QUOTE]
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