Coin
20 Dollars Saint-Gaudens - Double Eagle, With motto (1908) — United States
United States • 1908 • KM# 131, Wikidata# Q3037465, PCGS# 9147-9195, 9204-9212, etc.
Overview
A Matte Proof gold 20 Dollars 'Double Eagle' coin of the United States, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Minted in 1908 at the United States Mint of Philadelphia with a highly limited mintage of 101 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1908
- Composition
- Gold (.900) (.100 copper)
- Weight
- 33.43 g
- Diameter
- 34.1 mm
- Mint
- United States Mint of Philadelphia
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 131, Wikidata# Q3037465, PCGS# 9147-9195, 9204-9212, etc.
- Issuer
- United States
Design details
Obverse
Standing Liberty with torch and olive branch, 46 stars around, Capitol building left in background. Script: Latin. Lettering: LIBERTY 1911. Engraver: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Reverse
Eagle flying left over rays from the sun, motto below. Script: Latin. Lettering: UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA TWENTY·DOLLARS IN·GOD·WE·TRUST. Engraver: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Augustus Saint-Gaudens is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 101 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Gold issue: Gold (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion demand competes with numismatic demand. Weight and fineness (not just face value) drive the melt-value floor.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 131, Wikidata# Q3037465, PCGS# 9147-9195, 9204-9212, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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