1925 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coin NGC UNC Details

1925 $20 St. Gaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin NGC UNC Details

This beautiful St. Gaudens Double Eagle was graded by NGC as Uncirculated Details: A coin that shows no wear or evidence of circulation. It is also labeled as having been improperly cleaned.

The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a twenty-dollar gold coin, produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. The coin is named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the obverse and reverse. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S. coins. The coin weighs .9675 troy ounce, is struck in 90% fine gold, and exhibits the Motto "In God We Trust", like all Saint-Gaudens double eagles after 1908. Double eagles from 1907 through 1911 have 46 stars on the obverse; and from 1912 through 1933, 48 stars.

In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt sought to beautify American coinage, and proposed Saint-Gaudens as an artist capable of the task. Although the sculptor had poor experiences with the Mint and its chief engraver, Charles E. Barber, Saint-Gaudens accepted Roosevelt's call. The work was subject to considerable delays, due to Saint-Gaudens's declining health and difficulties because of the high relief of his design. Saint-Gaudens died in 1907, after designing the eagle and double eagle, but before the designs were finalized for production.

After several versions of the design for the double eagle proved too difficult to strike, Barber modified Saint-Gaudens's design, lowering the relief so the coin could be struck with only one blow. When the coins were finally released, they proved controversial as they lacked the words "In God We Trust", and Congress intervened to require the motto's use. The coin was minted, primarily for use in international trade, until 1933.

The obverse design shows a standing Lady Liberty in front of the sun's rays, with a torch in her right hand and olive branch in her left, as well as the US Capitol building in the bottom left-hand corner. The word "LIBERTY" is inscribed at the top and the year of mintage is on the right of the coin.

The reverse features a majestic eagle flying with rays in the background, with the inscriptions "UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TWENTY DOLLARS" above, as well as the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" at the bottom of the coin.

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