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- $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Coins (1907-1933)
$2,572.68
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Coin Highlights:
- Contains 0.9675 oz actual Gold weight.
- Multiples of 20 are packaged in plastic tubes. All other coins will be in protective packaging.
- Obverse: Shows Lady Liberty striding in front of the sun's rays with a fiery torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left.
- Reverse: Features a majestic bald eagle in flight with "United States of America" and "Twenty Dollars" above.
- U.S. Mint issue from the following mints: Philadelphia, Denver or San Francisco.
Protect your $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle with this clear plastic capsule or display it in style by adding an attractive presentation box or coin bezel to your order.
This coin, at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt, does not have the motto "In God We Trust". Public outcry caused its return in the middle of the following year. Add this beautiful Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle to your cart today!
Product Specifications
- Product ID: 4364
- Year: 1907
- Grade: Almost Unc
- Grade Service: None
- Denomination: 20 Dollars
- Mint Mark: P - Philadelphia (Not Shown)
- Metal Content: 0.9675 troy oz
- Purity: .900
- Thickness: 2.41 mm
- Diameter: 34 mm
In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt called for a renaissance in American coinage. Unhappy with the current designs on American coins, he called upon sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to head the redesign of America’s coins. Out of this renaissance came the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Gold coin. One of the most sought after and beautiful coins ever produced by the United States Mint, this Double Eagle was minted from 1907 until 1933. The design was later reprised in 1986 when the mint issued the new Gold Eagle bullion coin.
In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102 which forbade the “hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold bullion and Gold certificates within the continental United States.” As a result of this order, the possession of monetary Gold owned by any person, partnership or company was criminalized, Gold coins were pulled out of circulation and almost all Gold was exchanged for paper money. Exceptions were made for collector coins and jewelry. As the Great Depression ravaged the economy, it was believed that “hoarding” Gold stalled economic growth and worsened the economic state of the country. In order to combat this, it was ordered that all Gold be turned into the U.S. Mint to be melted down. The belief was that if Gold could not legally be owned, it could not be redeemed, therefore ending the constraints on the Federal Reserve. Thus, the United States abandoned the Gold standard.
The following year, President Roosevelt signed the Gold Reserve Act of 1934. This act required that all Gold (except for jewelry and collector’s coins) and Gold certificates held by the Federal Reserve be sold to the United States Treasury. The law also changed the nominal price of Gold from $20.67 per troy ounce to $35.00 per troy ounce. Because of this, foreign investors flocked to export their Gold holdings overseas to the United States and the dollar devalued to spark inflation. The increase in the money supply increased real interest rates and encouraged more investments in durable goods. After the Gold Reserve Act, inflation drastically decreased from -9.8 percent to 2.3 percent and has not dropped below -2.1 percent since.
Because of Executive Order 6102, Gold coins produced by the U.S. Mint prior to 1933 are extremely rare. The coins that remain today have withstood the test of time and survived a governmental expropriation of Gold. These coins are a beautiful testament to the art and history of the coins themselves and the United States as a whole.
Please call our Purchasing team at (800) 514-6318 to speak to one of our representatives or learn more about How to Sell Gold to APMEX.
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Posted By:Herb
From:AZ
Date:Feb 1, 2012
I recently added to my collection the 1907 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle "No Motto" coin. My coin arrived in great condition...looks better than the one pictured. I'm quite happy to hold this coin in my hand and I will be buying more vintage gold from APMEX in the future...CoinManHerb
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- Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
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