Values
A Saint-Gaudens double eagle’s market depends on relief, motto, mint, and whether the coin is the 1933 issue or the 2009 issue. This page is a series reference, not a price list.
The mintage chart leaves G, VF, and MS-63 blank. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not cover this coin. The struck figure for 1933 is not a price.
If you have one and want to sell it, start with how to sell a coin collection. The Liberty double eagle is the coronet head that came before this design. The eagle is the ten-dollar coin.
Key Dates
No key list was copied onto this page. A scarce mint is still just a row until a publisher key list is checked.
Errors
1907 ultra high relief. The table prints an estimate of proofs. Estimates stay off. High relief and low relief circulation counts stay on, as two rows.
Proof column. Philadelphia proof counts in the same table are not added to the circulation rows and they are not their own rows.
1909 overdate. The Philadelphia circulation cell includes the 1909/8. It is not a second row.
1933. Coins struck, then mostly melted. The row is the struck figure. It is not how many exist.
2009. West Point, no mint mark, ultra high relief. It is a modern strike of the design. It is not a 1907 business strike.
The photograph is a 1907 coin with Arabic numerals, from the National Numismatic Collection. That is the low-relief date style. It is not the Roman-numeral high relief, and it is not 1933.
Compare the coin to the NGC Coin Explorer. We do not host their plates. The explorer is not the mintage source for this chart.
Varieties
Read the date style first, then the motto, then the mint mark. Roman numerals are the 1907 high relief. Arabic numerals are the low relief. The 2009 coin is a later ultra high relief, not a 1907.
- 1907 high relief, Roman numeralsThe first strikes. The date is in Roman numerals, and the relief is high. It is not the Arabic-date plate on this page.
- 1907 low relief, Arabic numeralsThe date style people meet in quantity. The plate on this page is this strike. Do not grade a high-relief coin as if the plate were that coin.
- No mottoEarly coins, including the 1907 issues and part of 1908, omit IN GOD WE TRUST.
- With motto, from 1908The motto is added on the reverse. It is a type, not a grade.
- 2009 ultra high reliefA West Point issue that left the mint mark off. It reuses the design. It will not match the Arabic-date plate, and it is not a 1907.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
Circulation column from the Saint-Gaudens table, plus the 2009 ultra high relief struck figure.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | P High Relief | 12,367 High relief, Roman numerals. The ultra high relief proof estimate stays off. | — | — | — |
| 1907 | P Low Relief | 361,667 Low relief, Arabic date. | — | — | — |
| 1908 | P No Motto | 4,271,551 No motto. | — | — | — |
| 1908 | D No Motto | 663,750 No motto. | — | — | — |
| 1908 | P With Motto | 156,258 With motto. | — | — | — |
| 1908 | D With Motto | 349,500 With motto. | — | — | — |
| 1908 | S With Motto | 22,000 With motto. | — | — | — |
| 1909 | P | 161,282 Includes the 1909/8. Not a second row. | — | — | — |
| 1909 | D | 52,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1909 | S | 2,774,925 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | P | 482,000 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | D | 429,000 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1910 | S | 2,128,150 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | P | 197,250 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | D | 846,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1911 | S | 775,750 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | P | 149,750 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | P | 168,780 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | D | 393,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1913 | S | 34,000 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | P | 95,250 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | D | 453,000 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1914 | S | 1,498,000 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | P | 152,000 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | S | 567,500 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | S | 796,000 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | P | 228,250 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | S | 558,000 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | P | 528,500 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | P | 1,375,500 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | S | 2,658,000 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | P | 566,000 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | D | 1,702,250 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1924 | P | 4,323,500 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | D | 3,049,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1924 | S | 2,927,500 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | P | 2,831,750 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | D | 2,938,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1925 | S | 3,776,500 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | P | 816,750 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | D | 481,000 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1926 | S | 2,041,500 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | P | 2,946,750 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | D | 180,000 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1927 | S | 3,107,000 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | P | 8,816,000 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | P | 1,779,750 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | S | 74,000 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | P | 2,938,250 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | D | 106,500 Denver. | — | — | — |
| 1932 | P | 1,101,750 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | P | 445,500 Coins struck. Most were melted. This is not a survival count. | — | — | — |
| 2009 | no mark Ultra High Relief | 115,178 West Point. No mint mark. Not a 1907 coin. | — | — | — |
Mintage: the note under this table names the page that printed each count. These figures are not an NGC Coin Explorer extract and they are not the 1974 Mint pamphlet.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-21. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: PCGS CoinFacts (2026-08-21). Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
Circulation figures are the Wikipedia Saint-Gaudens double eagle table, retrieved 2026-10-06. The proof column stays off. The 1907 ultra high relief estimate stays off. 1933 is coins struck. The 2009 row is West Point with no mint mark.
The counts are the Wikipedia circulation column, retrieved 2026-10-06. Proofs stay off. The 1907 ultra high relief estimate stays off. The 1933 row is coins struck. The 2009 row has no mint mark.
The grade columns are empty because this site has no NGC guide extract for this coin.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance. High relief and low relief are not the same strike, and no catalog page used here prints one thickness for both.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | Not printed |
| Thickness | Not printed |
| Weight | Not printed |
| Composition | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Edge | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Designer | Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
No catalog page used for the Saint-Gaudens double eagle prints a thickness. Diameter, weight, and thickness stay Not printed. High relief and low relief are not given one shared figure.
Grading
A Saint-Gaudens double eagle wears on Liberty’s knee, the breast, and the Capitol.
Roman numerals are the 1907 high relief. Arabic numerals are the low relief. The 2009 coin is ultra high relief with no mint mark.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| The date | Roman numerals or Arabic numerals. | High relief and low relief are both 1907 rows. They are not one coin. |
| The Capitol | The Capitol on the reverse, with the flying eagle. | That building is a high point. A flat Capitol is wear. |
| The motto | Whether IN GOD WE TRUST is on the reverse. | 1908 comes both ways. The mint label on the chart records which. |
| Relief | How far Liberty stands off the fields, especially on a 2009 coin. | The Arabic-date photograph is not the high relief and not the 2009 strike. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call a Saint-Gaudens double eagle if you already know the type.
- Liberty’s knee and the Capitol are gone.
- The date may be a shadow. Do not scrape it.
- Shine does not make this a better coin.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points on this Saint-Gaudens double eagle are already slick.
- Liberty’s knee and the Capitol are worn to a blank patch.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- A low relief is still this grade if it is this worn.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- Liberty’s knee and the Capitol are flat. The type is an outline, not a portrait.
- The rim should be full enough to hold the legend.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits away from liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- Liberty’s knee and the Capitol are outlined and flat — no real sharpness yet.
- The rest of the coin can look busier than the grade.
- The date should be clear. The mint mark should be too, if there is one.
VF
Very Fine
The type is doing real work. Liberty’s knee and the Capitol still decide.
- Leftover detail sits on liberty’s knee and the capitol. The centers are still the worn spot.
- Marks do not raise the grade.
- A regular low relief is still this grade if it is this worn.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade. Trust the high points.
- The date should be sharp.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub on those high points is still rub.
- A bright coin with a slick high point is still slick.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed-up coin is still chewed-up.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- White is not a grade.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean Saint-Gaudens double eagle for this type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on liberty’s knee and the capitol.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date or a white field.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
The proof column stays off this chart. This page does not invent a PR price grid. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations do not apply to this gold coin. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is the standing Liberty twenty-dollar coin of 1907 through 1933, plus the 2009 ultra high relief. Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed it. The first strikes are high relief with Roman numerals. The coins people meet in quantity are the lower relief with Arabic dates. In 1908 the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added after a no-motto issue.
The photograph is the 1907 Arabic-date coin. Use it for that strike. Do not grade a high-relief Roman-date coin as if the plate were that coin.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
The design replaced Longacre’s Liberty head in 1907. High relief looked like the sculptor’s medal and stacked poorly, so the Mint lowered the relief in the same year. Both circulation counts are on the chart. The experimental ultra high relief is only an estimate in the table, so it is not.
The motto arrives in 1908. Denver and San Francisco marks appear beside Philadelphia. Some years in the teens and the early 1920s are missing from the table, and this page does not fill them. The 1933 Philadelphia figure is coins struck. Most of that date was melted, and holding one is a legal question this mintage row does not answer. In 2009 the Mint struck an ultra high relief version at West Point and left the mint mark off. That count is the last row.
Design
Obverse: standing Liberty with a torch and rays, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Reverse: a flying eagle over the sun. High relief uses Roman numerals for the date. Low relief uses Arabic numerals. The motto is either absent or on the reverse. A mint mark, when there is one, is above the date.
Look at Liberty’s knee, the breast, and the Capitol on the reverse. Those are the high points. A 2009 ultra high relief will not match the Arabic-date plate.
People Also Ask
Why are there two 1907 Philadelphia rows?
High relief and low relief are different strikes. The table prints both circulation counts. The ultra high relief figure is an estimate of proofs, so it is not a third row.
Is the 1933 row a survival count?
No. The table prints coins struck. Most were melted. The row says so. It is not a population.
What is the 2009 coin?
An ultra high relief double eagle struck at West Point with no mint mark. It is not a 1907 coin. The table prints a struck figure, and that figure is the row.
How much is a Saint-Gaudens double eagle worth?
This page does not print guide prices. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not include this series. A melt calculation is not a grade.
Collector Considerations
Read the date style first. Roman numerals are the 1907 high relief. Arabic numerals are the low relief. Then read the motto. Then read the mint mark. D on this series is Denver.
The 1933 row is not an invitation to assume a coin is legal to own. The number is coins struck. Survival is a different fact, and this page does not print a survival count.
The Liberty double eagle is the coronet coin. If that is the head you have, you are on the wrong page.
A Final Word
The Saint-Gaudens chart is the circulation column, the 1933 struck figure, and the 2009 coin with no mint mark. Proofs and the 1907 estimate stay off.
The Arabic-date photograph is one strike. It is not the whole series.