Random Year $20 Saint-Gaudens MS-61 Gold Coin | United States Mint

The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coins were a replacement to the Liberty Head Double Eagle gold coins from 1907 to 1933. The coins are guaranteed to be graded as MS-61 and encapsulated to protect their condition. Each of the coins maintain a similar, but not always identical, design on both the obverse and reverse depending on the year of release.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Ships individually in protective packaging
• Consisting of 0.9675 oz of 900 Fine Gold
• Reverse: Features Lady Liberty with an olive branch in one hand and a staff in the other hand as well as the year of issue and the inscription “LIBERTY”
• Obverse: Features a flying eagle, the face value of twenty dollars, and the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “IN GOD WE TRUST”

The NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) uses the internationally recognized Sheldon grading scale, which ranges from 1 to 70 to grade coin condition. The MS-61 (which stands for Mint State with a 61 grade) is one of the highest scores a coin may achieve. It’s alternatively referred to as Uncirculated.

ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MINT

Established in 1792 as the first national mint in the United States, the United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for official legal tender coinage production. The United States Mint has a mission to serve Americans as the sole manufacturer and distributor of circulating currency coins and other official American coinage. The U.S. mint also produces commemorative coins for collectors, silver and gold bullion coins for investors (such as the popular Eagle and Buffalo series), as well as Congressional Medals.