1909-D Saint Gaudens Gold Double Eagle NGC/PCGS MS64
Lowest Mintage Denver Mint Issue
$17,995.00
In stock
Product Code
C6744
| Denomination | Double Eagle |
|---|---|
| Series | Saint-Gaudens |
| Composition | Gold |
| Year | 1909 |
| Mint | Denver (D) |
| Grade | Mint State |
| Mint State Score | MS 64 |
| Designation | Absolute Rarity, Condition Rarity |
| Certification | PCGS, NGC |
Description
- Absolute Rarity: Lowest Denver Mint issue with minuscule mintage of only 52,500 coins
- Absolute Rarity describes a coin with such a low mintage that it is difficult to find in any condition
- Condition Rarity: Only 263 coins are graded in Very Choice Mint State 64 condition
- Condition Rarity occurs when few coins survive in high grades making them difficult to find
- Finer than the MS62 coin housed in the illustrious Smithsonian Institution
- Struck in 1909 at the Denver Mint
- Graded in Very Choice Mint State 64 condition
- Out of all Double Eagles ever struck, 39% were melted down as part of Executive Order 6102 in 1933 as part of an effort to reclaim American gold
- The Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle was minted from 1907 to 1933
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens, under the guidance of President Theodore Roosevelt, created the inspirational design that kicked off the Renaissance of American Coinage
- Every circulating US coin was redesigned, from the Lincoln Cent in 1909 to the Peace Dollar in 1921, in the era known as the Renaissance of American Coinage
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