A rare $20 "double eagle" gold coin minted in 1870 was sold for $1.44 million at a Southern California auction on Tuesday, drawing avid collectors eager to claim the prized piece of history.
In 2007, one of the finest examples of the 13 to 15 known 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief $20 Double Eagle gold coins sold for $1.84 million — and the collector who bought it turned a ...