1909/8 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS AU58

Here is a collectible example of the only overdate in the beautiful and popular Saint-Gaudens double eagle series (1907-1933). According to research, the mintage of the 1909/8 was probably around 80,641, half the documented 1909 mintage of 161,282. PCGS has graded 451 of the 1909/8 as AU58 with 1,632 finer. Collector’s Universe prices this variety at $3,150.00 in AU58.

Close-up image of the 1909/8 overdate courtesy of the PCGS Coin Facts website.

Gold specialist David Akers writes, "Because it is an overdate and a very clear one at that, the 1909/8 is a very popular coin.... This is the only overdate among the gold issues from 1907 to 1933. The dies were left over from the 1908 No Motto issues and so the 1909/8 has the same 'flat' look to the obverse that the other No Motto issues do. This issue is almost always well struck...and the typical 1909/8 has that 'soft' frosty appearance that is quite appealing. Color and lustre are usually very good and almost all specimens are a light to medium greenish gold, some with a slight orange or coppery tint."