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PCGS Number: 9205
Coin Date: 1908
Denomination (Short): $20
Denomination (Long): $20 Gold
Variety: Matte Finish
Desg: PR
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 101
Strike Type: Proof
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.
NGC ID: 26GV

1908 $20 Matte Finish

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR60	$26,400.00
PR61	$28,800.00
PR62	$34,800.00
PR63	$43,200.00
PR64	$69,600.00
PR65	$105,600.00
PR66	$150,000.00
PR67	$252,000.00
PR60 CAC	$31,700.00
PR61 CAC	$34,600.00
PR62 CAC	$41,800.00
PR63 CAC	$51,800.00
PR64 CAC	$83,500.00
PR65 CAC	$126,700.00
PR66 CAC	$198,000.00
PR67 CAC	$276,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1908 $20 Motto PR66+ PCGS. JD-1, Low R.5.	66	$216,000	05/09/24
	1908 $20 Motto PR66+ PCGS. CAC. JD-1, Low R.5.	66	$180,000	02/20/20
	1908 $20 Motto PR66 PCGS. JD-1, Low R.5.	66	$96,000	01/09/20
	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. Matte Proof-66 (PCGS).	66	$110,450	11/07/13
	1908 $20 Motto PR65 PCGS. JD-1.	65	$75,000	08/14/19
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR65 PCGS.	65	$66,125	01/15/05
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR65 PCGS.	65	$48,300	11/06/04
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR65 PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint produced	65	$42,550	07/21/04
HA	1908 $20	65	$34,500	01/08/99
	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Matte. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$67,562	03/31/17
Stacks Bowers	1908 $20 Matte Finish	64	$48,300	01/07/08
HA	1908 $20	64	$23,000	01/05/01
	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. Matte Proof-67 (PCGS). CAC.	67	$179,481	08/15/13
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR67 NGC. JD-1, Low R.5.	67	$222,000	05/09/24
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR67 NGC.	67	$79,312	01/14/13
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR67 NGC.	67	$80,500	08/14/11
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR67 NGC.	67	$92,000	01/10/10
Superior	1908 $20 Matte Finish	67	$82,800	05/28/06
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR67 NGC. Only 101 proofs of the 1908 were struck, and as stated in the introductory section, while it is th	67	$97,750	11/03/05
Superior	1908 $20 Matte Finish	67	$75,900	07/22/05
Stacks Bowers	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. JD-1. Rarity-5-. Sand Blast Finish. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$156,000	08/16/23
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$76,375	04/26/15
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$70,500	11/03/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $20 Matte Finish	66	$71,875	06/02/13
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66+ NGC.	66	$57,500	06/03/12
Stacks Bowers	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$72,738	03/22/12
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66+ NGC.	66	$60,375	02/05/12
Stacks Bowers	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$72,738	04/01/11
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$60,375	02/06/11
Stacks Bowers	1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$62,819	11/05/10
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $20 Matte Finish	66	$57,500	02/01/10
Stacks Bowers	1908 $20 Matte Finish	66	$69,000	09/23/09
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$60,375	01/11/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $20 Matte Finish	66	$66,125	09/14/08
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$66,125	02/16/08
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC.	66	$66,125	01/12/08
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC. First regular year of issue for the new matte finish--an import from Europe and previously only us	66	$54,625	04/07/06
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC. Here we present another PR66 1908 twenty. The matte finish on this piece is not quite as coarse as	66	$48,875	11/03/05
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR66 NGC. The second 1908 Proof double eagle that we offer out of the Phillip Morse Collection exhibits a so	66	$51,750	11/03/05
Stacks Bowers	1908 $20 Matte Finish	66	$37,950	03/01/01
HA	1908 $20	66	$62,100	09/26/98
HA	1908 $20	66	$34,100	07/30/94
HA	1908 $20 Motto -- Repaired -- NCS. Proof.	60	$28,200	03/02/14
HA	1908 $20 --Repaired--NCS. Proof. Designated as "Repaired" by NCS, but thorough inspection does not reveal any obvious repair	60	$19,550	07/08/06
HA	1908 $20 Motto PR64 NGC.	64	$28,200	04/28/13
American Numismatic Rarities	1908 $20 Matte Finish	64	$28,750	07/25/05
Superior	1908 $20 Matte Finish	64	$28,750	02/20/05
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $20 Matte Finish	65	$59,800	02/10/08
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1908 $20 Motto NGC Proof 65	65	$36,800	07/22/04
Superior	1908 $20 Matte Finish	65	$37,950	09/14/03

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