20 Dollars "Saint-Gaudens - Double Eagle" with motto
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Features
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1908-1933 |
| Value | 2 Eagles = 20 Dollars (20 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 33.43 g |
| Diameter | 34.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N# 23126
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
KM# 131  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. |
Obverse
Standing Liberty with torch and olive branch
Lettering:
LIBERTY
1911
Engraver: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the "American Renaissance". Reverse
Eagle flying left over rays from the sun.
Lettering:
UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA
TWENTY·DOLLARS
IN·GOD·WE·TRUST
Engraver: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the "American Renaissance". Edge
Lettering in relief between vertical lines and stars
Lettering: E*|PLURIBUS*|UNUM*|
Translation: OUT OF MANY, ONE
Mints
| United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| D | United States Mint, Denver, United States (1906-date) |
| S | United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
Comments
The standard weight of this coin was 516 grains.
The 1933 Double Eagle:
445,500 specimens minted:
- 445,487 melted by executive order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (intent was to melt all but two)
- 12 held by US Government (10 of which were improperly removed from government holdings by Israel Switt and then recovered from his descendants, the Langbords)
- 1 once owned by King Farouk of Egypt, now in private hands (Sold for US$7.59 million in 2002, and again on June 8, 2021 for US$18.8 million)
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1908 | 156 359 | 8% | ||||||||||
| 1908 | 101 | 0% | Proof Matte | |||||||||
| 1908 | 1 | 0% | Proof Roman | |||||||||
| 1908 D | 349 500 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1908 S | 22 000 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1909 | 161 282 | 1.4% | Overdate variety exists | |||||||||
| 1909 | 67 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1909 D | 52 500 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1909 S | 2 774 925 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
| 1910 | 482 167 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1910 | 167 | 0% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1910 | 0% | Proof; Experimental finish; Mintage incl. above | ||||||||||
| 1910 D | 429 000 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1910 S | 2 128 250 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 197 350 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 100 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1911 D | 846 500 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
| 1911 S | 775 750 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1912 | 149 824 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1912 | 74 | 0% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1913 | 168 838 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1913 | 58 | 0% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1913 D | 393 500 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1913 S | 34 000 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1914 | 95 320 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1914 | 70 | 0% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1914 D | 453 000 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1914 S | 1 498 000 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1915 | 152 050 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1915 | 50 | 0% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1915 S | 567 500 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1916 S | 796 000 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
| 1920 | 228 250 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1920 S | 558 000 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1921 | 528 500 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1922 | 1 375 500 | 11% | ||||||||||
| 1922 S | 2 658 000 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
| 1923 | 566 000 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1923 D | 1 702 250 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
| 1924 | 4 323 500 | $ 1238 | $ 1792 | $ 1792 | 40% | |||||||
| 1924 D | 3 049 500 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1924 S | 2 927 500 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
| 1925 | 2 831 750 | 8% | ||||||||||
| 1925 D | 2 938 500 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1925 S | 3 776 500 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1926 | 816 750 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
| 1926 D | 481 000 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1926 S | 2 041 500 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1927 | 2 946 750 | $ 1605 | $ 1852 | 18% | ||||||||
| 1927 D | 180 000 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1927 S | 3 107 000 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1928 | 8 816 000 | $ 1776 | 7% | |||||||||
| 1929 | 1 779 750 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1930 S | 74 000 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1931 | 2 938 250 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1931 D | 106 500 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1932 | 1 101 750 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1933 | 445 500 | 6% | Nearly all specimens melted, 13 known | |||||||||
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