Augustus Saint Gaudens, the designer of the gorgeous Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle, was the artist appointed to implement artistic value to our early 1900’s U.S. coinage. Unfortunately shortly after designing the Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Saint Gaudens passed away, leaving behind one of the most beautiful pieces ever minted in the U.S. The obverse of the Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle contains a wide array of symbolism, with Liberty gliding over the face of the coin, holding a torch in one hand representing enlightenment, in her other hand an olive branch representing peace. Behind Liberty are rays of sunshine, surrounding the entire obverse are 46 stars representing our 46 states during that time, though the original design of 46 stars was discontinued and changed in 1912, the new design had 48 stars. The reverse of the Saint Gaudens $20 gold coin was an eagle soaring through the sky, behind that the rising sun. This coin originally lacked the motto “In God we trust” until it was changed in 1908.
Saint Gaudens Double Eagle was, and is still one of the most sought after U.S. minted coins. The 1933 version of this coins value is the highest out of all the other years, priced at $7,590.020! The Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle was minted form 1907 to 1933, being minted in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. The Saint -Gaudens Double Eagle consisted of 90% gold and 10% copper and is just shy of 1 troy ounce of gold.
The Saint Gaudens $20 Gold Coin is always a expensive piece. There are a couple reasons for that, first there is almost an ounce of melt gold in each coin. With gold at almost $2,000 and ounce, it makes the coin intrinsically worth a-lot. Second, the Saint Gaudens has many low mintage years and is considered one of the most sought after gold coins of all time, thus demand is high. Some of the key dates coins in the Saint Gaudens series are as follows:
-1907 High Relief $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1913 S $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1914 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1915 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1930 S $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1931 D $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
-1933 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
$20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Mintages and Values
| Date | Mintage | Good | Very Fine | Extremely Fine | Uncirculated | |
| 1907 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 12,367 | N/A | $9,000.00 | $11,000.00 | $15,000.00 | |
| 1908 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 156,258 | N/A | $1,400.00 | $1,550.00 | $1,875.00 | |
| 1908-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 349,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1908-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 22,000 | N/A | $2,500.00 | $3,750.00 | $11,500.00 | |
| 1909 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 464,282 | N/A | $1,500.00 | $1,550.00 | $2,000.00 | |
| 1909-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 52,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,550.00 | |
| 1909-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,774,925 | N/A | $1,600.00 | $1,700.00 | $3,250.00 | |
| 1910 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 482,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1910-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 429,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1910-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,128,250 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1911 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 197,250 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,500.00 | |
| 1911-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 846,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1911-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 757,750 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $3,165.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1912 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 149,750 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,500.00 | |
| 1913 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 168,780 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,550.00 | |
| 1913-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 393,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,450.00 | |
| 1913-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 34,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $2,350.00 | |
| 1914 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 95,250 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,500.00 | |
| 1914-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 453,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1914-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 1,498,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1915 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 152,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,500.00 | |
| 1915-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 567,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1916-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 796,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1920 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 228,250 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1920-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 558,000 | N/A | $16,500.00 | $20,000.00 | $50,000.00 | |
| 1921 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 528,500 | N/A | $25,000.00 | $37,500.00 | $100,000.00 | |
| 1922 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 1,375,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1922-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,658,000 | N/A | $1,850.00 | $1,900.00 | $2,650.00 | |
| 1923 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 566,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1923-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 1,702,250 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1924 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 4,323,500 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1924-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 3,049,500 | N/A | $2,200.00 | $2,500.00 | $4,250.00 | |
| 1924-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,927,500 | N/A | $2,200.00 | $2,500.00 | $4,500.00 | |
| 1925 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,831,750 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1925-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,938,500 | N/A | $2,600.00 | $3,200.00 | $5,500.00 | |
| 1925-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 3,776,500 | N/A | $2,250.00 | $3,000.00 | $9,500.00 | |
| 1926 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 816,750 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1926-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 481,000 | N/A | $8,000.00 | $11,000.00 | $14,500.00 | |
| 1926-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,041,500 | N/A | $2,150.00 | $2,450.00 | $3,500.00 | |
| 1927 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,946,750 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1927-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 180,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $750,000.00 | |
| 1927-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 3,107,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $26,000.00 | |
| 1928 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 8,816,000 | N/A | $1,350.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,400.00 | |
| 1929 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 1,779,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $20,000.00 | |
| 1930-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 74,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $65,000.00 | |
| 1931 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 2,938,250 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $35,000.00 | |
| 1931-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 106,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $35,000.00 | |
| 1932 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 1,101,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $35,000.00 | |
| 1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle | 445,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $7,590,020.00 | |
*Source 2020 Red Book