 | Men's Watch: The 1849 $20 Eagle Proof Men's Watch. Gold. The ultimate symbol of wealth, prestige and power. Could you ever have too much? That question is at the heart of The 1849 $20 Eagle Proof Men's Watch, a remarkable fine jewelry design exclusively from The Bradford Exchange Mint. You see, in 1848, the enormous output of the California Gold Rush threatened the economy, so Congress authorized a new gold coin, the $20 Eagle. In 1849 ONLY ONE pattern coin was struck to test the dies; no others were ever verified to exist. Today that single 1849... - Men's Watch: The 1849 $20 Eagle Proof Men's Watch. |
