Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Values
How Much Saint Gaudens Double Eagles are Worth: Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Values & Coin Price Chart
Year | Mint | Variety | Designation | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | U-60 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1800 | P | Plain 4- Stemless Wreath | Red-brown | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1200 | 1100 |
| Year | Mint | Variety | Designation | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | MS-60 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | (None) Phil | High Relief, Wire Edge | -- | $8,100.00 | $8,930.00 | $9,705.00 | $11,060.00 | $12,525.00 | $17,500.00 | $28,200.00 | $39,675.00 | $62,500.00 | $112,000.00 |
| 1907 | (None) Phil | High Relief, Flat Edge | -- | $7,700.00 | $8,930.00 | $9,705.00 | $11,060.00 | $12,525.00 | $19,500.00 | $32,225.00 | $47,725.00 | $62,500.00 | $119,500.00 |
| 1907 | (None) Phil | Saint-Gaudens | -- | -- | $4,455.00 | $4,456.00 | $3,947.00 | $4,040.00 | $4,980.00 | $3,866.00 | $7,495.00 | $5,219.00 | $11,205.00 |
| 1907 | (None) Phil | Extremely High Relief, Lettered Edge, 15 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2,475,000.00 |
| 1908 | (None) Phil | No Motto | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,456.00 | $4,460.00 | $3,833.00 | $3,827.00 | $3,869.00 | $4,008.00 | $4,103.00 | $4,818.00 |
| 1908 | D | No Motto | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,456.00 | $4,460.00 | $4,323.00 | $4,479.00 | $4,090.00 | $4,495.00 | $8,310.00 | $43,550.00 |
| 1908 | (None) Phil | Motto | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $3,726.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,487.00 | $5,143.00 | $5,995.00 | $13,690.00 | $49,940.00 |
| 1908 | D | Motto | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,793.00 | $4,919.00 | $5,609.00 | $6,271.00 | $12,550.00 | $35,250.00 | $47,000.00 | $88,750.00 | $138,250.00 |
| 1908 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,504.00 | $5,893.00 | $10,705.00 | $42,300.00 | $150,250.00 |
| 1908 | (None) Phil | 60-75 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $25,550.00 | $49,350.00 | $85,750.00 | $142,500.00 | $236,500.00 |
| 1909/8 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,510.00 | $4,514.00 | $4,533.00 | $3,859.00 | $4,599.00 | $6,526.00 | $11,755.00 | $47,150.00 | $143,550.00 |
| 1909 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,869.00 | $4,680.00 | $4,533.00 | $4,537.00 | $5,584.00 | $10,590.00 | $12,500.00 | $44,100.00 | $149,500.00 |
| 1909 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $5,219.00 | $5,495.00 | $4,102.00 | $5,912.00 | $27,100.00 |
| 1909 | (None) Phil | 40-45 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $26,100.00 | $52,100.00 | $89,875.00 | $173,000.00 | $257,500.00 |
| 1910 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,085.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,795.00 | $4,204.00 | $9,995.00 | $49,650.00 |
| 1910 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $3,765.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,771.00 | $4,564.00 | $4,998.00 | $10,990.00 |
| 1910 | S | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,520.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,995.00 | $4,795.00 | $9,540.00 | $49,995.00 |
| 1910 | (None) Phil | 60-75 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $25,550.00 | $49,350.00 | $85,750.00 | $139,750.00 | $211,750.00 |
| 1911 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $3,592.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,826.00 | $5,261.00 | $18,010.00 | $45,495.00 |
| 1911 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $3,740.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,710.00 | $4,032.00 | $5,077.00 | $5,562.00 |
| 1911 | S | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,475.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,932.00 | $4,135.00 | $5,775.00 | $16,975.00 |
| 1912 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $3,746.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,562.00 | $7,395.00 | $25,575.00 | $73,000.00 |
| 1912 | (None) Phil | 45-55 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $25,550.00 | $49,350.00 | $85,750.00 | $170,250.00 | $231,750.00 |
| 1913 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,560.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,496.00 | $6,995.00 | $63,650.00 | $121,000.00 |
| 1913 | D | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,633.00 | $4,060.00 | $6,708.00 | $41,750.00 |
| 1913 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,481.00 | $4,485.00 | $4,881.00 | $6,395.00 | $10,370.00 | $48,550.00 | $213,000.00 |
| 1913 | (None) Phil | 40-45 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $25,550.00 | $49,350.00 | $85,750.00 | $155,000.00 | $267,750.00 |
| 1914 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,594.00 | $4,881.00 | $6,354.00 | $25,995.00 | $142,500.00 |
| 1914 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,951.00 | $4,289.00 | $5,062.00 | $10,535.00 |
| 1914 | S | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,590.00 | $3,689.00 | $4,064.00 | $8,850.00 |
| 1915 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,130.00 | $4,512.00 | $4,826.00 | $5,995.00 | $25,450.00 | $184,500.00 |
| 1915 | (None) Phil | 35-40 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $28,650.00 | $57,800.00 | $93,500.00 | $178,500.00 | $271,250.00 |
| 1915 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,192.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,713.00 | $3,825.00 | $4,470.00 | $9,942.00 |
| 1916 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,530.00 | $4,512.00 | $4,658.00 | $4,701.00 | $4,732.00 | $12,860.00 |
| 1920 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $3,932.00 | $4,039.00 | $4,895.00 | $6,008.00 | $211,500.00 | -- |
| 1920 | S | 100-150 Known | -- | -- | -- | $19,800.00 | $31,800.00 | $43,700.00 | $70,500.00 | $125,500.00 | $211,500.00 | $622,000.00 | $843,000.00 |
| 1921 | (None) Phil | About 150 Known | -- | -- | -- | $35,750.00 | $55,000.00 | $63,425.00 | $108,700.00 | $330,500.00 | $406,500.00 | $705,000.00 | $1,325,000.00 |
| 1921 | (None) Phil | Satin Special Strike | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2,200,000.00 | -- | -- |
| 1922 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,872.00 | $3,756.00 | $5,017.00 | $49,495.00 |
| 1922 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,787.00 | $4,789.00 | $4,819.00 | $4,566.00 | $4,867.00 | $5,613.00 | $7,880.00 | $47,850.00 | $166,750.00 |
| 1923 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,947.00 | $4,569.00 | $5,748.00 | $75,500.00 |
| 1923 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $3,828.00 | $4,102.00 | $4,763.00 | $5,250.00 |
| 1924 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $3,595.00 | $3,918.00 | $3,997.00 | $4,184.00 | $4,351.00 |
| 1924 | D | -- | -- | -- | $4,924.00 | $4,927.00 | $4,504.00 | $5,071.00 | $6,859.00 | $9,995.00 | $15,190.00 | $124,500.00 | $335,500.00 |
| 1924 | S | -- | -- | -- | $5,235.00 | $5,238.00 | $5,097.00 | $6,054.00 | $8,647.00 | $12,360.00 | $27,800.00 | $124,500.00 | $329,000.00 |
| 1925 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,065.00 | $3,885.00 | $4,125.00 | $5,850.00 |
| 1925 | D | -- | -- | -- | $5,235.00 | $5,238.00 | $4,964.00 | $5,684.00 | $8,758.00 | $13,650.00 | $37,625.00 | $122,250.00 | $365,000.00 |
| 1925 | S | -- | -- | -- | $5,144.00 | $4,726.00 | $5,420.00 | $6,043.00 | $9,210.00 | $17,920.00 | $61,375.00 | $311,500.00 | $366,750.00 |
| 1926 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,548.00 | $3,830.00 | $4,034.00 | $5,650.00 |
| 1926 | D | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8,800.00 | $11,550.00 | $14,600.00 | $17,980.00 | $31,495.00 | $52,800.00 | $236,500.00 | $430,000.00 |
| 1926 | S | -- | -- | -- | $4,924.00 | $4,927.00 | $5,094.00 | $4,611.00 | $6,247.00 | $8,813.00 | $10,865.00 | $31,810.00 | $92,900.00 |
| 1927 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | $4,759.00 | $4,762.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $3,857.00 | $3,933.00 | $3,892.00 | $4,107.00 | $4,756.00 |
| 1927 | D | 15-18 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $825,000.00 | $1,100,000.00 | $1,825,000.00 | $2,170,000.00 | $3,165,000.00 | $5,420,000.00 |
| 1927 | S | -- | -- | -- | -- | $12,100.00 | $17,975.00 | $22,675.00 | $37,625.00 | $83,495.00 | $129,400.00 | $267,500.00 | $366,500.00 |
| 1928 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $4,150.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,465.00 | $4,468.00 | $4,484.00 | $4,933.00 | $4,306.00 | $4,176.00 | $4,714.00 |
| 1929 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $17,600.00 | $30,850.00 | $47,450.00 | $55,750.00 | $76,150.00 | $102,250.00 | $218,500.00 |
| 1930 | S | 50-75 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | $48,400.00 | $55,000.00 | $109,300.00 | $234,000.00 | $276,250.00 | $332,000.00 | $424,000.00 |
| 1931 | (None) Phil | 100-150 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | $26,400.00 | $33,000.00 | $69,850.00 | $109,500.00 | $145,750.00 | $215,000.00 | $325,000.00 |
| 1931 | D | 100-150 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | $35,200.00 | $52,000.00 | $81,300.00 | $132,800.00 | $156,850.00 | $213,500.00 | $445,000.00 |
| 1932 | (None) Phil | About 100 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | $33,000.00 | $48,400.00 | $81,300.00 | $149,100.00 | $176,500.00 | $217,400.00 | $330,500.00 |
| 1933 | (None) Phil | 15-20 Known | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $21,650,000.00 | -- |
History of the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, struck from 1907 to 1933, was designed by the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. This $20 gold coin was a key part of President Theodore Roosevelt’s ambitious effort to redesign American coinage and elevate it to the level of classical art. The coin’s elegant design, historical symbolism, and rarity have made it one of the most prized and studied pieces in American numismatics.
Saint-Gaudens started with a bold, high-relief design that stood apart from anything the mint had ever produced. On the obverse, Lady Liberty strides forward, torch in her right hand symbolizing enlightenment and an olive branch in her left representing peace. Behind her, the rising sun radiates light, while the U.S. Capitol dome can be faintly seen at her feet, a reminder of democracy’s enduring presence. The reverse features an eagle soaring above the sun’s rays, a symbol of America’s strength and optimism.
The coin’s story ended abruptly in 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102 halting gold circulation and recalling privately held gold. Most 1933 Double Eagles were melted soon after, cementing the series’ legendary status.
Rarest Coins in the Series
Initially, the coin did not bear the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST,” reflecting Roosevelt’s belief that God’s name should not appear on money. However, following public criticism, Congress ordered the motto’s reinstatement in 1908, resulting in two main varieties: “No Motto” (1907–1908) and “With Motto” (1908–1933).
The early production of the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was marked by technical challenges. The first versions (Ultra High Relief and High Relief) were striking but impractical for mass production, as they required multiple strikes per coin. Later designs were flattened slightly to accommodate large-scale minting, but they retained their intricate artistry.
While millions of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles were produced, a these issues stand among the most studied and collected coins in existence:
- 1907 Ultra High Relief: The original masterpiece, requiring up to nine strikes per coin. Only about 15–20 examples are known today.
- 1920-S: With a mintage of 558,000 and extensive circulation, this issue is rare in Mint State condition.
- 1927-D: A Denver Mint rarity with only 15–18 known survivors, making it one of the most recognized in the entire series.
- 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle: The pinnacle of American numismatic rarities. Almost all were melted following the gold recall, but a few escaped. One legally owned specimen sold in 2021 for $18.9 million, setting a world record for a coin.
These notable coins represent both artistic brilliance and historical drama, which significantly elevates Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle value across collector and investor markets.
Types of Collections
Collectors approach the Saint-Gaudens series in various ways:
- Type Collecting: Acquiring one example each of the major design varieties, Ultra High Relief, High Relief, No Motto, and With Motto.
- Date and Mintmark Sets: A full collection from 1907 through 1933, covering issues from Philadelphia (no mintmark), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S).
- High-Grade and Proof Examples: Specialists seek coins with full luster and sharp strikes, or the exceedingly rare matte proof specimens produced for collectors.
Due to the series’ blend of beauty, rarity, and gold content, it appeals to everyone, from those drawn to its artistry to those focused on rare U.S. gold.
Beginner vs. Advanced Collecting
Beginner Collecting
For beginners, the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle offers an excellent entry into classic gold coinage. Common-date coins from the 1920s, especially 1924 and 1928 Philadelphia issues, remain relatively accessible. These provide a tangible connection to early 20th-century history and artistry without the prohibitive cost of rarer dates.
Advanced Collecting
Advanced collectors, however, often pursue condition rarity and historical prestige. Coins graded MS-65 or higher by services like PCGS or NGC often sell at notable premiums. Specialists also chase exceptional varieties such as the 1907 High Relief Wire Rim and the 1927-D.
Investment Potential
The St-Gaudens Double Eagle value holds immense investment potential, balancing its intrinsic gold value with extraordinary numismatic appeal. Each coin contains .9675 troy ounces of gold, but its artistic reputation and scarcity amplify its market desirability far beyond bullion pricing.
Rarities like the 1927-D and 1933 issues have shattered auction records, while even common dates in high mint-state grades continue to appreciate steadily. The coin’s universal recognition and connection to both Roosevelt’s “Renaissance of American Coinage” and the historical end of gold circulation make it a benchmark of historic American gold coinage.
Collectors and investors alike prize it for its enduring beauty, history, and stability in the rare coin market. The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle value thus rests not only on its gold content but also on its legacy as one of America’s most artistically significant coins.