1908 MS62 “No Motto” $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Coin – Item:…

by on 2009/11/09


Already a popular and exquisite coin, this 1908 $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Coin is made even more desirable by the fact that it comes in MS62 condition and does not bear the "In God We Trust" motto. 1908 "No Motto" $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Coin Features: One of America's most beautiful coins - designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the obverse features a full-length portrait of Liberty with a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The reverse depicts a breathtaking eagle in flight ...

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ObssessedwithGermany November 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM

The amazing thing is that these common-date Saint Twenties in TPG BU are now $1300 – $1400 each now. It makes this HSN sale from 2007 an actual bargain.

jacknapier26 November 9, 2009 at 8:27 PM

maybe because it’s worth more than depreciating us dollars… just a guess.

jacknapier26 November 9, 2009 at 8:54 PM

i’m sure we’d all love to go back to Reagan days over Obama, Clinton and Bush days… but maybe i’m just crazy.

jacknapier26 November 9, 2009 at 9:34 PM

how about keeping your list to just four.

calloutinchains November 9, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Hottest First Spouse Coins
1 Jackie Kennedy 1961-1963 (Hot!)
2 Julia Tyler 1844-1845
3 Sarah Polk 1845-1849
4 Letitia Tyler 1841-1842
5 Michelle Obama 2009 -
6 Hillary Clinton 1993-2001

travass087 November 9, 2009 at 10:56 PM

Also, his statement about the ’33 Saint, all but one of them were melted… Wrong. They’ve found around 20 throughout time, and most of them ended up in Fort Knox.y U.S. Mint Cashier, George McCann was suspected of swapping out 1933 coins to be melted for prior dates so the books matched… Its a great story to look into.. Don’t believe HSN..

temeculajim November 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM

if you buy any coins from HSN then you are a moron and no nothing about coin collecting because these coins are way overpriced and the grading service ICG is shadey to say the least

lancenewman1978 November 9, 2009 at 11:14 PM

quite inconsistent – that is all i can say

lancenewman1978 November 10, 2009 at 12:05 AM

the legislation has changed since the Executive Order of the president so that you don’t have any fear of confiscation of your coins. Even the 1933 Saints have been sent in to be graded and this has happened within the last 18 months i believe and the owners get to keep them. For the record the CIA may have had a small part but it was the Secret Service that sought those coins out for confiscation. Hope it helps

EDWARDTAY55 November 10, 2009 at 12:28 AM

private ownership of gold ended in the mid 30′s, and started again 1986, maybe the only good thing Ronald Raegan ever did.

108662 November 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM

icg is not very good!

ryannlag November 10, 2009 at 1:44 AM

Illegal???? Why?

ryannlag November 10, 2009 at 1:50 AM

Why on earh would the CIA want your gold coin? LOL, but seriously…? Why?

arunmabraham November 10, 2009 at 2:18 AM

hey lets say you have a coin like this which was given to you along generations, what would you do so that the cia doesn’t confiscate it? and so you can sell it?

DetroitLove4U November 10, 2009 at 2:37 AM

Can the Home Shopping Network offer a Bullion Buffalo gold coin in a rope chain pendant on flex pay someday soon???

granddadpsycho November 10, 2009 at 3:01 AM

i remember when it was illegal to own gold coins.

captiontexas November 10, 2009 at 3:13 AM

you can have my mom and you can give me that gold coin is that an fair trade?

jaimesguirola2 November 10, 2009 at 3:35 AM

haha give one of those 20 dollar gold coin to a drug adict and he she is going to buy 20 dollars of heroin……… dont think in time travel just go to the blackmarket hahaha

bigbadbrad95307 November 10, 2009 at 3:39 AM

people you need to understand something….in 1908 one ounce of gold was worth 20 dollars

so you have the value of gold which now is worth around 700-900 dollars and ounce

and the numismatic value…. the image is 100 years old

and the condition of the coin

Dirtfire November 10, 2009 at 4:33 AM

Yes, but $20 was worth a lot more back when this was made.

Dirtfire November 10, 2009 at 5:31 AM

It’s a nice coin. It’s not _pure_ gold, though. The coins that were made for general circulation were 90% gold with 10% copper added for durability.

slick88zx November 10, 2009 at 6:18 AM

gees, how old are you??

zonezar November 10, 2009 at 7:02 AM

i remember seeing them in general circulation.

WorldWarIICOLLECTOR November 10, 2009 at 7:25 AM

fucking coin is not real you hear?? sucker

U2ForNow November 10, 2009 at 7:46 AM

Too bad its in a ICG slab.

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