1908-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle — MOTTO
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle · 1907-1933
- Year / Mint 1908 · D (Denver)
- Denomination $20
- Designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens
- Mintage —
- Melt Value ~$4230.37
Estimate
Problem coins — cleaned, ex-jewelry, holed — trade near melt plus 3%.
Die Varieties
No die varieties recorded yet for this date.
Specifications
- Series Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle (1907-1933)
- Denomination $20
- Designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens
- Composition 90% gold
- Metal content 0.9675 oz fine gold — about $4225 at metal (melt) value as of 2026-09-10 metals.dev
- Weight 33.436 g
- Diameter 34 mm
- Edge Lettered (E PLURIBUS UNUM)
- Mintage —
- Mint mark D
History
MOTTO type. This date exists in more than one distinct type, each with its own mintage, so it is carried as a separate coin rather than folded into a single card. The source lists this type ("1908 D MOTTO $20 MS") but publishes no mintage for it, so the figure stays VERIFY.
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