Double Eagle Gold Coin Sells for Record-Setting $18.9 Million

Double Eagle Gold Coin Sells for Record-Setting $18.9 Million
The 1933 Double Eagle coin is seen encased during a media preview before the auction at Sotheby's in New York City, on June 4, 2021. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin sold for a record-setting $18.9 million at auction in New York on Tuesday, and the world’s rarest stamp went for $8.3 million.

The coin, the only 1933 Double Eagle ever allowed to be privately owned, was expected to sell for between $10 million and $15 million at the Sotheby’s auction.