1907 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS63 (CAC)

An absolute beauty. That’s the best way to describe this piece. Imagine owning it, having it in your collection to hold in your hand any time you want. PCGS has graded 5,316 in MS63 with 9,381 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $3,750.00 in MS63. In CAC, there are 117 in MS63 with 524 finer. CAC gives this issue a price of $3,900.00 in MS63.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the artist-medalist who created this stunning design. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Gold specialist David Akers writes, “After Charles Barber made his ‘technical improvements’ on Saint-Gaudens' original design, the relief was ‘flattened’ significantly giving this issue … the appearance of being weakly struck, especially on Miss Liberty. Actually, the strike is generally quite sharp; it is just that the dies lacked the proper detail. Lustre on this issue is usually good but is slightly subdued … in comparison to the later (after 1920) issues. The surfaces are the 'soft’ frosty type seen on most early Saint-Gaudens pieces, particularly the Philadelphia Mint issues.”