subject: Coin Collecting Legends: 10 of the Most Wanted U.S. Coins [print this page] -1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle: When Roosevelt took the country off the gold standard, he recalled all gold coins for melting. About a dozen never went back to the mint or were smuggled out by employees. In 1933, one had a value of $20, and in 2002 one was sold for over 7 million dollars.
Coin Collecting Legends: 10 of the Most Wanted U.S. Coins
