1907 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS64 (CAC)

Here’s a beautiful example of the masterwork of Augustus Saint-Gaudens: the $20 Double Eagle that has come to be named the "Saint" in his honor. PCGS has graded 5,631 pieces as MS64, with 3,597 finer. Collectors Universe gives this issue a price of $4,250.00 in MS64. In CAC, there are 64 in MS64/64+ with 154 finer. CAC prices the 1907 Saint at $4,500.00 in MS64.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the artist-medalist who created this stunning design. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Gold specialist David Akers writes, “After Charles Barber made his ‘technical improvements’ on Saint-Gaudens' original design, the relief was ‘flattened’ significantly giving this issue … the appearance of being weakly struck, especially on Miss Liberty. Actually, the strike is generally quite sharp; it is just that the dies lacked the proper detail. Lustre on this issue is usually good but is slightly subdued … in comparison to the later (after 1920) issues. The surfaces are the 'soft’ frosty type seen on most early Saint-Gaudens pieces, particularly the Philadelphia Mint issues.”