The rare 1933 US ‘Double Eagle’ coins are a real legend among collectors, as one sold in 2002 for USD 7.6 million, making it the most expensive gold coin ever sold at auction. This year a 1933 Double Eagle will be exhibited in Europe for the first time, in London.  The coin will be on display for two days - Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4 from 10:00 to 16:00, at the Goldsmiths' Hall in Foster Lane, London. Entry to the exhibition is free.

About half a million of the gold coins were minted in the US in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression, but only 13 are known to exist today. The rest were melted down before they ever left the United States Mint.

The exhibition is part of the tour organized by the Samlerhuset Group, parent company of The London Mint Office, in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, based in Washington. It’s the first time that the Smithsonian has sent an object from its numismatic collection on tour in Europe.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com