1927 $20 St Gaudens Gold Double Eagle MS-66+ NGC (Plus)

Coin Highlights: Contains .9675 oz of Gold. Graded MS-66+ by NGC and encapsulated to protect and guarantee the coin's exceptional condition. Obverse: Shows Lady Liberty striding in front of the sun's rays with a fiery torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Reverse: Features a majestic bald eagle in flight with "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TWENTY DOLLARS" above. Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and minted from 1907-1933. Display your Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle in style by adding an attractive display box to your order. Add this 1927 $20 St. Gaudens’ Gold Double Eagle to your cart today! The Gold Double Eagle was America's last circulating $20 Gold coin and displays unmatched beauty and rich history with outstanding luster. This coin was originally designed as a high relief and looked more like a medal, but was lowered for a number of reasons namely because they did not stack well and because they had to be struck multiple times which wore out the dies quicker than normal. This coin was originally designed as a high relief and looked more like a medal, but was lowered for a number of reasons namely because they did not stack well and because they had to be struck multiple times which wore out the dies quicker than normal. Due to this fact Saint-Gaudens had to redesign the coin which he decided to reduce to the size of a checker. However, once he found out that the consent of Congress was required to change a coins diameter he lowered the relief so that these coins could be easily stacked and struck. 1907 Saints and some 1908 Saints do not bear the motto "In God We Trust" as it was not required by law to use this motto on coinage. President Roosevelt even defended Saint-Gaudens' omission by stating that it was a profane use of God's name