HISTORIC BARBER PATTERN GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE 1906. FROM THE “SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION”. CERTIFIED BY NGC ULTRA CAMEO GEM PROOF. THIS PRIVATE ISSUE SPECIAL EDITION IN GOLD BRINGS AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF NUMISMATIC HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE SMITHSONIAN INTO THE HANDS OF THE COLLECTOR. MINT FROM 1879 TO 1917. HE IS KNOWN FOR THE DESIGNS OF U. COINS THAT BEAR HIS NAME, THE BARBER DIME, QUARTER AND HALF DOLLAR. HE WAS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF ST. GAUDENS’ DESIGN OF THE DOUBLE EAGLE COIN, PART OF A REDESIGN OF AMERICAN COINAGE PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. BARBER TRIED TO STOP THE ST. GAUDENS’ COIN FROM BEING PRODUCED, AND ROOSEVELT HAD ST. GAUDENS RETOOL HIS DESIGN IN 1906. BARBER DESIGNED HIS OWN VERSION TO PROPOSE AS A REPLACEMENT IF THE ST. GAUDENS FINAL VERSION WAS REJECTED. VERY FEW HAVE EVER SEEN THE UNIQUE GOLD PIECE THAT RESIDES IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. SAINT GAUDENS’ DESIGN WAS SELECTED, BARBER’S WAS PUT ON THE SHELF. CONTAINS 31.1 GRAMS OF. 999 GOLD (1 OZ AGW). 33 MM IN DIAMETER. ONLY 5,000 MINTED! PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTED. We cannot declare any package as a “gift”, sampleetc. The item “1906 2010 GOLD 1 OZ PATTERN DOUBLE EAGLE SMITHSONIAN NGC GEM PROOF ULTRA CAMEO” is in sale since Tuesday, December 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Gold”. The seller is “rarecoincollector” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Certification: NGC
- Year: 2010
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Grade: GEM PROOF
- Composition: Gold