St Gaudens Gold Coins - $20 Gold Double Eagle

The St Gaudens Gold Coins - $20 Gold Double Eagle is a very rare, beautiful, and valuable coin. This coin was named for a prominent American designer, Augustus St. Gaudens. The President of the United Sates at the time, Theodore Roosevelt, asked Augustus St. Gaudens to design this coin in 1907, and nearly 13,000 were minted.

There are a few different types of this coin. The term “In God We Trust” was added in 1908 by an act of Congress overriding President “Teddy” Roosevelt's decision not to put it on the coin. He felt that it was inappropriate to put the name of God on money. Also earlier the date was changed from Roman numerals to the more popular Arabic numerals.

The St Gaudens Gold Coins - $20 Gold Double Eagle was frequently minted all the way up to the year 1933. Sadly few of the very last years' coinages were released before legislation of 1933 recalled gold. This act of legislation raised the value of these coins considerably. Making these coins a coin enthusiasts dream.

So whether your looking to complete a collection or maybe begin one the St Gaudens Gold Coins - $20 Gold Double Eagle is definitely a coin worth considering.