1933 Double Eagle

In 1933 almost 500,000 twenty-dollar gold pieces were minted. That same year, President Roosevelt issued an executive order recalling all gold coins from the general public and ordering all the 20-dollar pieces to be melted. A handful of these 1933 golden pieces escaped being melted down. These coins are illegal to own and will be seized by the United States when found ... except for one. This coin was originally owned by King Farouk of Egypt. After a legal battle, the mint and the private owner agreed to sell the coin.