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Gold coins are not only
great for your collection but they also make a
great investment. One of the best places to invest
your money is in precious metals and gold coins
not only hold their coin value but also the current
value of gold.
Gold coins have been made
since the begriming. They were some of the first
coins ever made. Collecting gold coins can be
difficult due to the wide variety of coins available.
It can also get expensive as some of these gold
coins sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
For investment purposes
here is an example of why gold is a good idea.
In 1792 gold was worth just over nineteen dollars
an ounce. At the time of this writing gold is
worth around $1060 an ounce. You can do the math.
For now this website will
focus on mostly early American gold coins with
the occasional pirate booty thrown in.
Just like other coins
the gold coins come in many variations.
- Liberty Head Gold Dollar 1849-1854
- Indian Princess Head Gold Dollar 1854-1889
- Capped Bust Quarter Eagle 1796-1834
- Classic Head Quarter Eagle 1834-1839
- Liberty Head Quarter Eagle 1840-1907
- California Gold Quarter Eagle 1848
- Indian Head Quarter Eagle 1908-1929
- Indian Princess Head Three Dollar Gold
Piece 1854-1889
- Stella Four Dollar Gold Piece 1879-1880
- Capped Bust Half Eagle 1795-1812
- Heraldic Eagle Half Eagle 1795-1807
- Capped Head Half Eagle 1813-1834
- Classic Head Half Eagle 1834-1838
- Liberty Head Half Eagle 1839-1908
- Indian Head Half Eagle 1908-1929
- Capped Bust Eagle 1795-1804
- Heraldic Eagle Eagle 1797-1804
- Liberty Head Eagle 1838-1907
- Indian Head Eagle 1907-1933
- Liberty Head Double Eagle 1849-1907
- Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 1907-1933
- Gold Escudo

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