1909-S $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, PCGS MS 65 Original Surfaces

This is a PCGS Graded Coin. You will receive the pictured coin. A very attractive, frosty example of this early San Francisco Mint, Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. The smooth fields and satiny luster both call for a higher grade designation.

This is an excellent coin to add to your collection. Obverse features Saint-Gaudens iconic Liberty design. Reverse bears the image of the American bald eagle in flight. Many dates are rare due to the 1933 recall and end of the Gold Standard. Most Examples that survived were either kept by private collectors or stored in banks.

They have been a favorite of investors and collectors for decades. The 1907 high relief design was the closest to the design presented by the sculptor and was later reproduced with a shallower version used till the series was ended in 1933. Early designs had the motto.

Removed at the insistence of then President Theodore Roosevelt who felt it was sacrilegious. Ironically this was the opposite of what most Americans at the time felt who demanded it be restored to the coins in 1908 creating with and without motto versions.

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