1910 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS62 Ex.Rive d'Or Collection

Here’s an attractive piece to add to your collection that won’t break the bank. The Saint-Gaudens’ double eagle is considered to be America’s most beautiful coin design. Plus it is also very popular with collectors, whether they are putting together a high-end set or creating a type set of common dates from the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver Mints.

PCGS has graded 3,135 examples as MS62, with 2,297 finer. Collectors Universe gives this issue a price of $2,750.00 in MS62. David Akers writes, “The 1910 is by far the most common of the Philadelphia Mint issues from 1908 With Motto to 1915 …. The 1910 is invariably well struck and the surfaces are always the "soft" frosty type. Lustre on this issue is usually very good … and the color is typically medium yellow or orange gold.”

The Second Philadelphia Mint, where this piece was struck in 1910. Photo: wikipedia.