Outstanding! 14K Yellow Gold Bezel Set Double Eagle St. Gaudens COIN NECKLACE
The coin is set in a 14K bezel with a 14K bail. The chain is a 3.5mm 16.5 inch rope chain, and weighs 15.3 grams. The pendant weighs 43.4 grams, of which 33.4 grams is the coin weight with a purity of 90% gold and 10% copper. I have included a history of the coin below. The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is one of the most soughtafter coins by collectors and investors. Redesigned at the behest of President Theodore Roosevelt, the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is the product of a campaign to beautify the country’s coinage, especially its gold coins. The United States Mint reports that Roosevelt thought the coins of that era were unattractive and wanted them to instead embody our national identity and growing pre-eminence on the world stage. Roosevelt handpicked Augustus Saint-Gaudens to lead the makeover. And beautify the Double Eagle coin he did. Not only did the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle accomplish Roosevelt’s goal of elevating America’s coinage but it also became one of the most popular coins in the world-a status the coin still holds today.