1912 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
An small design change for the series occurred on the 1912 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. As the states of New Mexico and Arizona were admitted to the United States during the year, the number of stars on the obverse was increased from 46 to 48. The two additional stars were added below the date, with [...]
1911 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
The $20 gold coin series reached its fifth year of release with the 1911 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. By this time, the circulating gold denominations produced by the United States Mint had all undergone design changes. The double eagle and eagle carried designs by Augustus Saint Gaudens, while the quarter eagle and half eagle featured [...]
1910 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
Similar to the prior year, the 1910 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle had the greatest number of coins struck at the San Francisco Mint, while the coin was produced in smaller numbers at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. This was the third year of the series for the $20 gold coins featuring a design by Augustus [...]
1909 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
The 1909 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle was struck at three different mint facilities. The mintages range from one of the lowest of the series for the Denver Mint issue to nearly 3 million for the San Francisco issue. At the Philadelphia Mint an interesting variety was created, which represents the only overdate of the series. [...]
1908 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
As the second year of issue, the 1908 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle was minted in much larger quantities and underwent one final design modification. The coins were also produced at three different mint facilities this year, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. At the start of production, the 1908 Double Eagle did not include the motto [...]
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