1933 Gold Double Eagle Coins: A Gold Coin Collector's Dream

By Christina Goldman

One of the most sought after gold coins in the history of coin collecting and investing is the 1933 Gold Double Eagle coin.

This beautiful gold coin was last issued in 1933. Minted from the California Gold Rush to the early 1930s, the Double Eagles ceased production in the United States under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, which made it illegal for private individuals to possess gold coins for use in general circulation.

The exception to the rule was for those who collected coins. The Gold Reserve Act served to severely limit the use of gold coins as legal tender in the United States in order to help boost the economy, recovering from years of depression.

The $20 gold coin, affectionately nicknamed the "Double Eagle" was minted in Philadelphia and bears the majestic eagle on one side, and Lady liberty on the other. Eagle coins were first minted in 1795 in $10 denominations. $20 gold pieces were struck in 1850.

In 1933, nearly 500,000 Double Eagle gold pieces were minted, but the majority of these gold eagles were never used. Unfortunately, massive numbers of them were destroyed. Two excellent specimens may be seen at the Smithsonian Institute. Gold double eagle coins are extremely rare, and much coveted by collectors and investors not only in the United States but also around the world.

Today, the value of a $20 gold Double Eagle piece may exceed $30,000. Containing .9675 pure gold, the 1933 gold Double Eagle coins are an American favorite. Weighing in at just over an ounce, the $20 Gold Double Eagle is not only an exceptional coin, but one surrounded by history and grandeur. - 16586

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How To Get UK Lottery

By Susan Renolds

To many people, the lottery represents an opportunity to win money, in large or small amounts, in a legal, organized, even communally beneficial way. To others, it represents an opportunity to take advantage of people's optimism and good will by scamming them in the name of a legal lottery.

Unfortunately, the UK National Lottery is no different from other organized lotteries in the world. Lottery players, and sometimes non-lottery players, need to educate themselves about the methods these scammers use. Scams are not difficult to spot if you know what to look for.

Take the email below, as an example. This is an actual email that has circulated among UK residents.

Fecha: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:54:55 +0000 (UTC De: "Uk National Lottery Inc." info@uklottery.co.uk Asunto: Uk Lottery Winning Notification

UK-GAMING Headquarters:United Kingdom Customer Service Ref: 851125 Batch #: 09-18-21-24-37-48

To the receiver of this email,

This is to notify you that your email address was officially emerged and won the sum of GBP 650,000.00 ( Six Hundred An Fifty Thousand Pounds in the Online Uk Gaming Board Programme.

The award was held 24th March 2008 and results were released on 28th March 2008.

The winning numbers, Batch number: (UK 09-18-21-24-37-48) Serial

Number; 851125 and a bonus ball of (23).

All online participants was selected fro a data base on internet users from which your email address came out as the winning coupon.

In view of this, Your 650 000(Six Hundred & Fifty Thousand British pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Chose your mode of delivery

(1)BANK TRANSER(BANK TO BANK TRANSFER)

(2) COURIER DELIVERY (CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME DELIVERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY)

For more information on how to redeem your prize, You are to reply with the information below as soon as you receive this notification.

CONTACT NAME: RYAN BOND

EMAIL: ukcliamsldt2@hotmail.co.uki

Tel:0 44 704 521 4521

INFORMATION FOR CLAIMS

1. Full Names: 2. Address: 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Marital Status: 6. Occupation: 7. Phone numbers: 8. Country:

Please note the following:

1All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.

2Your Reference number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.

3Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.

4Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.

This international promotion is proudly sponsored by Yahoo! Inc. to encourage the use of the Internet and computers world wide.

We are proud to say that over 200 Million Pounds are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Yours Truly Graham Lewis

CO-ORDINATOR (ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME)

This first thing that should raise your suspicions - if you did not buy a lottery ticket, you cannot win the lottery. If you did buy a ticket, it is your responsibility to match the number and notify the lottery that you won.

You WILL NOT be notified by email by any legitimate lottery that you won a prize. All emails claiming differently are scams. Do not reply to any of them.

Did you notice the horrible spelling, grammar and word usage in this email? All communication handled by the two large, legal lotteries in the UK, the National Lottery and the Monday Lottery, will be professionally written. And, again, it will NEVER be in the form of an email notifying you of winnings.

Some other things to know:

There is no such thing as a "computer ballot system" or "computer email draw." There is no database of email addresses that can "win" you the lottery.

This scammer is asking you to reply to a free email account (hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) Proper business organizations use their own email, domain and website.

A real lottery will never ask you to keep quiet about your winnings. Publicizing winnings is one way the lotteries get more people to play.

If you think you're being scammed, or have been scammed, contact the national lottery for help resolving the matter. - 16586

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Susan is the marketing director for UKlotterytickets.co.za. South Arica's primary portal to the UK Lottery.