1902-S $20 MS65 PCGS. Clear S. As the lowest mintage With Motto Saint-Gaudens double eagle, the 1908-S saw just 22,00...

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1908-S Double Eagle, MS62 CAC
San Francisco Mint First-Year Type

1902-S $20 MS65 PCGS. Clear S. As the lowest mintage With Motto Saint-Gaudens double eagle, the 1908-S saw just 22,000 pieces struck before coinage was suspended. When stacked in groups of 20 coins, the Saint-Gaudens pieces were about one-half the thickness of a single coin short of a similar stack of Liberty Head twenties -- enough to confuse banks and tellers, and unacceptable for the gold-intensive commerce of the West. The stacking height problem was not solved until 1909.
Mint State 1908-S twenties are scarce in all grades, proportionate to the low mintage, leaving only a small number of coins approaching the Select Uncirculated level or finer to fill out high-grade collections. Vibrant orange-gold color displays blue and rose accents, with a sharp strike and scattered abrasions that define the grade. The coin is housed in a Generation 4.0 blue label holder. PCGS Population: 91 in 62 (2 in 62+), 97 finer (4/26). CAC: 10 in 62, 28 finer (4/26).
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2018), lot 5338.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26CV, PCGS# 9042, Greysheet# 9963)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 1.06oz
Melt Value: $4,815.58
Gold Spot: $4,543/oz (05-22-2026 6:35PM CT)
Mintage: 1,753,625

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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