1907 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS65

Here’s a beautiful piece to add to your numismatic collection. The first year of an issue is always popular, but in the case of the Saint-Gaudens double eagle, it is a ‘must have’ for the U.S. gold collector. PCGS has graded 2,610 pieces as MS65, with 675 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $6,000.00 in MS65.

Here is one of Saint-Gaudens’ original sketches that he created for his double eagle obverse design.

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 (and the other No Motto issues as well) 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. Color varies greatly on this issue from a greenish gold to medium orange. Some rose gold and even coppery gold examples also exist.”