There were 445,500 Double Eagles minted in 1933. After the last batch of double eagle gold coins were struck in 1933, President Roosevelt stopped the circulation of gold coins as legal tender in order to stabilize the economy. As a result, most of the 1933 gold double eagle gold coins were melted down.
However, some of the Double Eagles managed to escape the Melt Down. Two of the 1933 double eagles were given by the Mint to the U.S. National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute. However, these two coins are not the only 1933 Double Eagle coins in existence. A number of the coins (20 have been recovered so far) were stolen, and at least nine of these coins found their way into the hands of collectors.
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 1924 St Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle NGC MS 64  US $1,799.00
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 1933 Double Eagle $20 Replica Tribute Proof {No Res} US $19.99
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 1916 S ST GAUDENS $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE NGC GEM MS66 US $7,889.00
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 LOT OF 20 1933 $20 ST GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE GOLD COPY US $99.99
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 1910 S Gold $20 Double Eagle Coin Estate preserved US $1,349.99
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 $ 2000 st gaudens proof certified copy year 1933 US $15.00
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 G 126 1909 8 NGC AU 53 $20 SAINT GAUDENS GOLD COIN US $1,988.00
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 G 129 1909 8 NGC MS62 $20 SAINT GAUDENS GOLD COIN US $3,989.00
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 G 130 1909 8 NGC AU55 $20 SAINT GAUDENS GOLD COIN US $1,989.32
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 G 144 1909 8 NGC AU 55 $20 SAINT GAUDENS GOLD COIN US $1,999.00
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 G 131 1909 8 NGC AU55 $20 SAINT GAUDENS GOLD COIN US $1,999.00
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 1924 $20 Gold Coin StGaudens Double Eagle with Chain US $910.00
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In the summer of 2002, a 1933 Double Eagle was auctioned off for $7,590,020 US, which shattered the old record of $4,140,000 paid at a public auction for an 1804 silver dollar. That's why 1933 Double Eagle coin is considered as the World's Most Valuable Coin to date.
1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle Specification:
Circulation strikes: 445,500
Proofs: 0
Diameter: 34 mm
Metal content: Gold - 90%, Other - 10%
Weight: 33.4 grams
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens