Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Release Date
The United States Mint recently published a 2009 Scheduled Products Listing which provides an exact release date for the highly anticipated Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle
According to the schedule posted, the coins will be available on January 22, 2009. This will make it the first collector gold coin offered by the US Mint for [...]
Ultra High Relief Gold First Strike
On November 24, 2008 the West Point Mint struck the first of the new 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coins. This historic event was witnessed by numismatic organizations and reporters. The Director of the United States Mint Edmund Moy had the honor of striking the first coin.
The coin fulfills the vision of designer [...]
Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle Designs
Ultra High Relief Gold Obverse - The design was modified slightly from Augustus Saint Gaudens’ original. The Roman Numeral date was updated to “MMIX” for 2009, the number of stars was increased from 46 to 50 to represent the current number of states, and the border was widened.
Ultra High Relief Gold Reverse - From August [...]
Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle Unveiling
The United States Mint unveiled the designs for the upcoming 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin on July 30, 2008. The unveiling took place after the opening ceremony for the ANA World’s Fair of Money held in Baltimore, Maryland.
The unveiling was part of a larger exhibit at the United States Mint booth. The [...]
US Mint Releases Details on Ultra High Relief Double Eagle
On May 2, 2008 the United States Mint provided further details on the proposed recreation of Augustus Saint Gaudens’ Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle coin. The US Mint’s intention to recreate the masterpiece was officially announced on March 13, 2008 at during a CCAC meeting.
Specific details of the upcoming coin are as follows:
- Only [...]
