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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 9172
Coin Date: 1921
Denomination (Short): $20
Denomination (Long): $20 Gold
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 528,500
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Saint Gaudens gold double eagle
Coinage Years: 1908-1933
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 34
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 33.436
Weight (Ounces): 0.9675
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Liberty is portrayed standing on a rock, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The word LIBERTY appears on the top periphery surrounded by stars. The date is stamped on the right side of the coin, just above the rock.
Reverse Description: A crescent sun appears at the bottom as if rising on the horizon with long rays extending to the top of the coin. A flying eagle covers the central portion, atop the rays. The words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, TWENTY DOLLARS appear on the top periphery.
General Notes: Not counting the infamous 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20, the 1921 is -- along with the 1927-D -- the most popular of all rare Saint-Gaudens double eagles. While a total of 528,500 were minted, but the vast majority were melted soon after production and thus few survive today. About 150 are believed to exist, and approximately half are known in circulated grades. Of the 60 or 70 in MS grades, almost all grade below MS65. The few examples that qualify as MS65 or higher have posted high six-figure and low seven-figure auction prices in recent years.
NGC ID: 26G2

1921 $20

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
VF20	$36,000.00
VF25	$37,800.00
VF30	$39,600.00
VF35	$42,000.00
XF40	$45,000.00
XF45	$51,000.00
AU50	$57,000.00
AU53	$62,400.00
AU55	$72,000.00
AU58	$93,600.00
MS60	$100,800.00
MS61	$108,000.00
MS62	$150,000.00
MS63	$312,000.00
MS64	$396,000.00
MS65	$720,000.00
MS66	$1,140,000.00
VF20 CAC	$43,200.00
VF25 CAC	$45,400.00
VF30 CAC	$47,500.00
VF35 CAC	$50,400.00
XF40 CAC	$54,000.00
XF45 CAC	$61,200.00
AU50 CAC	$68,400.00
AU53 CAC	$74,900.00
AU55 CAC	$86,400.00
AU58 CAC	$112,300.00
MS60 CAC	$121,000.00
MS61 CAC	$129,600.00
MS62 CAC	$180,000.00
MS63 CAC	$374,400.00
MS64 CAC	$540,000.00
MS65 CAC	$960,000.00
MS66 CAC	$1,320,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$132,000	08/14/24
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$144,000	03/28/24
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$97,319	01/21/21
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$87,000	08/04/20
	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$90,000	08/16/18
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$88,125	06/11/17
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$82,250	02/19/17
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$91,062	01/09/17
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$85,188	11/02/16
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS Secure.	62	$94,000	01/12/15
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$105,750	08/09/14
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$117,500	01/12/14
	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS.	62	$126,500	08/15/10
American Numismatic Rarities	1921 $20	62	$126,500	06/21/06
Stacks Bowers	1921 $20	62	$120,750	09/07/05
Superior	1921 $20	62	$90,275	09/05/04
HA	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS. If one were to examine mintage	62	$60,375	01/10/04
HA	1921 $20 MS62 PCGS. The 1921 is one of the five or six	62	$62,100	01/11/03
	1921 $20 MS63+ PCGS.	63	$288,000	05/03/23
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$312,000	05/05/22
	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).	63	$192,000	08/06/20
	1921 $20 MS63+ PCGS.	63	$174,000	01/09/20
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$199,750	08/14/16
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$164,500	01/12/14
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$158,625	01/14/13
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$178,250	04/22/12
	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS.	63	$218,500	05/02/10
Stacks Bowers	1921 $20	63	$166,750	11/07/06
HA	1921 $20 MS63 PCGS. In U.S. numismatics there are certain issues whose rarity can, at least in part, be explained by the fo	63	$218,500	10/26/06
	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).	53	$52,800	08/25/22
	$20 1921 PCGS AU55	55	$52,875	02/25/21
	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$56,400	08/03/17
	1921 $20 AU55 PCGS. CAC.	55	$76,375	04/30/17
	1921 $20 AU55 PCGS.	55	$64,625	01/12/14
HA	1921 $20	55	$25,300	08/08/01
HA	1921 $20	55	$23,575	05/05/00
HA	1921 $20	55	$13,750	03/16/96
	1921 $20 AU50 PCGS.	50	$52,800	04/23/20
	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS. Double eagle production in 1921 occurred only at the Philadelphia Mint. Just 528,500 coins were struck,	58	$63,000	03/08/20
	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS. CAC.	58	$80,500	08/15/10
	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS.	58	$69,000	01/11/09
HA	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS.	58	$60,375	01/15/05
HA	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS. In terms of total pieces known, the	58	$60,950	09/11/04
HA	1921 $20 AU58 PCGS. Mintage: 528,500. The latest Coin World "	58	$25,300	04/16/02
HA	1921 $20	58	$23,690	06/10/00
HA	1921 $20	58	$18,700	02/05/94
	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS.	64	$210,000	01/09/20
	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS.	64	$322,000	01/10/10
	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$474,375	08/03/08
	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1921 is a classic rarity in the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series. It is comparable in overall rari	64	$402,500	06/02/07
	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1921 is a classic rarity in the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series. It is comparable in overall rari	64	$373,750	01/06/07
HA	1921 $20 MS64 PCGS. Federal records indicate that the Philadelphia mint coined 528,500 double eagles in 1921. We do not kno	64	$402,500	11/03/05
	1921 $20 MS61 PCGS.	61	$79,312	01/09/17
	1921 $20 MS61 PCGS Secure.	61	$99,875	10/13/14
HA	1921 $20 MS61 PCGS. The 1921 is both an elusive date and	61	$42,550	11/07/03
HA	1921 $20	61	$24,150	01/10/98
	1921 $20 MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$587,500	08/05/12
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1921 $20	65	$1,012,000	09/23/07
HA	1921 $20 MS65 PCGS. The absolute and condition rarity of the 1921 double eagle is beyond question in the minds of specialis	65	$805,000	11/03/05
	1921 $20 MS60 PCGS.	60	$88,125	08/05/12
HA	1921 $20	60	$29,700	10/08/94
	1921 $20 MS66 PCGS Secure.	66	$747,500	01/08/12
HA	1921 $20 MS66 PCGS. Ex: Crawford. After the end of The Great War, there was a general deterioration of economic conditions	66	$1,092,500	11/03/05
	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Genuine--Code 98, Surface Damage (PCGS).	0	$36,369	06/17/11
HA	1921 $20 AU58 NGC.	58	$87,000	01/12/23
Stacks Bowers	1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).	58	$60,000	08/17/21
HA	1921 $20 AU58 NGC.	58	$52,800	01/21/21
HA	1921 $20 AU58 NGC.	58	$46,800	08/04/20
HA	1921 $20 MS61 NGC.	61	$120,283	08/24/22
HA	1921 $20 MS61 NGC.	61	$78,000	01/10/19
HA	1921 $20 MS61 NGC.	61	$117,500	07/14/13
HA	1921 $20 MS61 NGC. The 1921 Saint-Gaudens double eagle is one of the major rarities in the series, despite an innocent soun	61	$103,500	09/16/06
HA	1921 $20 MS61 NGC. Federal records indicate that the	61	$30,475	04/27/02
HA	1921 $20 MS62 NGC.	62	$90,000	10/07/21
HA	1921 $20 MS62 NGC.	62	$126,500	02/06/11
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1921 $20	62	$143,750	02/01/10
HA	1921 $20 MS62 NGC.	62	$100,625	01/15/05
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1921 $20 NGC MS62	62	$100,625	07/22/04
HA	1921 $20 MS62 NGC. Despite a seemingly substantial	62	$81,075	01/31/04
HA	1921 $20	62	$44,275	08/07/00
HA	1921 $20 MS60 NGC.	60	$66,000	08/04/20
HA	1921 $20 MS60 NGC.	60	$99,875	03/20/14
HA	1921 $20 AU55 NGC.	55	$49,200	04/23/20
HA	1921 $20	55	$23,000	02/23/01
HA	1921 $20 AU53 NGC.	53	$50,400	08/14/19
HA	1921 $20 AU53 NGC.	53	$48,875	06/05/11
HA	1921 $20 --Damaged--NCS. AU Details.	50	$43,125	01/12/08
HA	1921 $20	50	$16,675	02/12/99
HA	1921 $20	64	$126,500	08/02/97

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