1928 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS63

Here’s a classic American gold coin to add to your collection. The Saint-Gaudens’ double eagle, called the “Saint” in his honor, is considered to be the most beautifully designed U.S. coin. And, in its grade of MS63, it is a more affordable option for the collector. NGC has graded 17,557 as MS63 with 27,697 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $2,700.00 in MS63.

Painting of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who crafted the beautiful design of the double eagle. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Numismatic scholar and art critic Cornelius Vermeule writes, "The double eagle is perhaps the most majestic coin ever to bear our national imprint. The Liberty striding forward is as grand in miniature as the Hellenistic Victory of Samothrace on a heroic scale. The eagle in flight against the sun on the reverse achieves complete domination of motion and expanding vista over the confines of a tiny tondo. 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."