Gold Coin Update

In my last post, I explained how I found a gold coin worth millions of dollars.  Not so fast, as it was April first so I decided to have a little fun with the blog.  The coin was actually a copy of the famous 1933 $20 double eagle gold coin. 

Due to an act of Congress, most of the original gold coins minted in 1933 were melted down before they were released by the mint for circulation.  However, about 20 are said to have survived and may have been illegally removed from the mint by a cashier and were sold or given to a Philadelphia coin dealer.  These majority of the coins were stored in a safety deposit box and recently surfaced by a descendant of the dealer.  After a long court battle, it was found that the coins were illegally removed from the mint and confiscated by the United States government.

My coin has the word copy etched into the bottom of the eagle and above the word WE.  So, unfortunately, I won't be able to sell this for millions.    However, it is an interesting specimen and common dates of this coin contain actual gold and are now worth thousands of dollars, so it's fun just to examine the features on this type of coin.  Plus it is super shiny and is just a fun piece to have in a collection.