1932 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
The 1932 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle represents the final issue of the series that is generally available for most collectors. Although coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in the following year, they were never officially released into circulation. Only a single 1933 Double Eagle has been confirmed as legal to own, while the status [...]
1931 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
Both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints struck the 1931 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. The original mintage at Philadelphia was an unusually high 2,938,250 pieces, while the Denver Mint struck 106,500 coins. The impact of the mass melting following the recall of United States gold coinage reduced the surviving specimens for each issue to just a [...]
1930-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
From the original mintage of 74,000 pieces, only a scant few 1930-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle coins managed to escape melting. Of the elusive issues of the series from 1929 to 1932, the 1930-S has come to be recognized as the rarest with an estimated 50 to 75 pieces known. The combined population reports of [...]
1929 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
Beginning with the 1929 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle, the series takes on a much different character. Mintage levels for this and subsequent issues fluctuated from a low of 74,000 for the 1930-S to highs in the millions, however regardless of the original mintages, the mass meltings after the recall of gold coinage result in very [...]
