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Designed by: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Issue Dates: 1908-1933 Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper Diameter: 34 mm Weight: 33.43 grams (516 grains) Edge: Lettered E PLURIBUS UNUM Business Strike Mintage: 64,981,428
Theodore Roosevelt’s desire for more artistic designs on our coinage was manifested in its highest form on the attractive double eagle designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The obverse portrayed the figure of Liberty striding forward, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The reverse showed a majestic eagle in flight. So popular was the obverse design, that it was selected for the American Gold Eagle Bullion coin in 1986, which continues to this day.
Coins made during 1907 and the first part of 1908 do not show the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” on the reverse, above the sun at the bottom. The motto was added later in 1908, and the coin continued unchanged from that point until the end of production in 1933.
Most of the earlier dates (1907-1916) are relatively available, but after 1916, things get a bit more difficult. There are two prohibitively rare dates; the 1927-D and of course the 1933. Other extremely tough dates include the 1920-S, 1921, 1926-D, 1927-S as well as all other issues after 1928. While some of these later dates had generous mintages, nearly all were held by the government and melted.
Today, like the later $20 Liberties, many double eagles of this type (nicknamed “Saints”) are held by investors seeking to invest in gold bullion. All of the Philadelphia issues from 1907 through 1928 (with the exception of 1921) are relatively common, and are available in quantity on the market.
1908 | LIBERTY | ASG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IN GOD WE TRUST | TWENTY DOLLARS
1908 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1908 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1909 | LIBERTY | ASG
1909/8 | LIBERTY | ASG
1909 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1909 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1910 | LIBERTY | ASG
1910 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1910 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1911 | LIBERTY | ASG
1911 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1911 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1911 | D/D | LIBERTY | ASG
1912 | LIBERTY | ASG
1913 | LIBERTY | ASG
1913 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1913 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1914 | LIBERTY | ASG
1914 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1914 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1915 | LIBERTY | ASG
1915 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1916 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1920 | LIBERTY | ASG
1920 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1921 | LIBERTY | ASG
1922 | LIBERTY | ASG
1922 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1923 | LIBERTY | ASG
1923 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1924 | LIBERTY | ASG
1924 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1924 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1925 | LIBERTY | ASG
1925 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1925 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1926 | LIBERTY | ASG
1926 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1926 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1927 | LIBERTY | ASG
1929 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1927 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1928 | LIBERTY | ASG
1929 | LIBERTY | ASG
1930 | S | LIBERTY | ASG
1931 | LIBERTY | ASG
1931 | D | LIBERTY | ASG
1932 | LIBERTY | ASG
1933 | LIBERTY | ASG
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