1927 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS66+

Here is an exquisite work of numismatic art from master sculptor-medalist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The iconic designs upon this masterwork are the result of the creative collaboration between Saint-Gaudens and President Theodore Roosevelt, who sought out the artist to redesign a few issues of American gold coinage. PCGS has graded 361 examples of the 1927 Saint as MS66+ with 42 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $6,000.00 in MS66+.

Numismatic scholar and art critic Cornelius Vermeule writes, "The double eagle is perhaps the most majestic coin ever to bear our national imprint .... Although the authorities at the Mint flattened the relief to facilitate striking and handling, this coin has remained a forceful demonstration that modern, mechanical coinage need in no way be pedestrian."

Self-portrait of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the beautiful design upon this coin. Image: Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site.