1909/8 $20 St Gaudens Gold Double Eagle (Cleaned)

Coin Highlights:

• Contains .9675 oz of Gold.
• Packaged 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.
• Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and minted from 1907-1933.

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It was discovered only a year after it was minted and it was documented in The Numismatist. It is understood that sometime in 1908 while making dies one of the die sinkers somehow received a 1908 hub and used it to make his impressions for the 09 coinage. Normally the engraver would notice such errors, but Charles Barber was too busy giving his attention to the newly released quarter and half eagles designed by Bela Lyon Pratt less than a year earlier. If this error was noticed during production no one bothered to condemn or correct it. A very interesting piece and noteworthy coin. This coin has AU details with light cleaning.