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$20.00 Saint Gaudens Gold (1907-1933)

Saint Gaudens Double Eagle General Grading Standards
VF20 Very Fine - Minor wear on Liberty's legs and toes. Eagle's left wing and breast feathers worn.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Drapery lines on chest are visible. Wear on left breast, knee, and below. Eagles feathers on breast and right wing are bold.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on nose, breast, and knee. Wear visible on eagle's wings.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light marks or blemishes.

Without Motto (1907-1908)

Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, modified late in 1907 by Charles E. Barber
Diameter: 34 millimetersContent: 90% gold 10% other
Weight: 33.4 gramsEdge: Lettered   |******E|*PLURIBUS*|UNUM*****
Year/ Mint MarkCirculation StrikesProof Strikes
1907372,917About 45
19084,271,5510
1908-D663,7500

With Motto (1908-1933)

1922 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Obverse   1922 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Reverse
Image Courtesy of CCF Numismatics
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, modified by Charles E. Barber
Diameter: 34 millimetersContent: 90% gold 10% other
Weight: 33.4 gramsEdge: Lettered   |******E|*PLURIBUS*|UNUM*****
Year/ Mint MarkCirculation StrikesProof Strikes
1908156,258101
1908-D349,5000
1908-S22,0000
1909161,21567
1909-D52,5000
1909-S2,774,9250
1910482,000167
1910-D429,0000
1910-S2,128,2500
1911197,250100
1911-D846,5000
1911-S775,7500
1912149,75074
1913168,78058
1913-D393,5000
1913-S34,0000
191495,25070
1914-D453,0000
1914-S1,498,0000
1915152,00050
1915-S567,5000
1916-S796,0000
1920228,2500
1920-S558,0000
1921528,5001
19221,375,5000
1922-S2,658,0000
1923566,0000
1923-D1,702,2500
19244,323,5000
1924-D3,049,5000
1924-S2,927,5000
19252,831,7500
1925-D2,938,5000
1925-S3,776,5000
1926816,7500
1926-D481,0000
1926-S2,041,5000
19272,946,7500
1927-D180,0000
1927-S3,107,0000
19288,816,0000
19291,779,7500
1930-S74,0000
19312,938,2500
1931-D106,5000
19321,101,7500
1933445,5000

Mint Mark Legend:

Above the date on the obverse.

Mint MarkMintDate of Operation
NonePhiladelphia1793-present
SSan Francisco, CA1854-1955; 1968-present
DDenver, CO1906-present


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