Most Valuable Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Gold Coins
| Year | Last Sold Value | Last Sold Date | Grade | Notes | Current Owners | Past Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 MS | $18,872,250 | 06/08/2021 | PCGS MS65 | King Farouk of Egypt 1952,Stephen Fenton 1995, U.S. Mint 2001, Stuart Weitzman 2002 | ||
| 1927-D MS | $4,440,000 | 08/28/2022 | PCGS MS66 | |||
| 1907 Extremely High Relief | $4,320,000 | 08/10/2023 | PCGS PR69 | Inverted Edge Letters PR | ||
| 1907 Extremely High Relief | $3,600,000 | 02-25-2021 | PR68 | Lettered Edge (Proof) | ||
| 1921 Satin Special Strike SP | $2,010,000 | 08/22/2021 | NGC PR64+ | Type 3 With Motto SP | ||
| 1907 Saint Small Edge Letters | $1,680,000 | 01/15/2023 | PCGS PR68 | PR Type 2 | ||
| 1921 MS | $1,495,000 | 08/16/2006 | PCGS MS63 | |||
| 1924-S MS | $930,000 | 08/28/2022 | PCGS MS67 | |||
| 1910 Experimental Finish SP | $840,000 | 01/16/2022 | PCGS SP66+ | Type 3 With Motto SP | ||
| 1907 High Relief, Wire Edge MS | $660,000 | 09/20/2020 | NGC MS69 | |||
| 1920-S MS | $600,000 | 05/08/2022 | PCGS MS65 | |||
| 1907 High Relief, Flat Edge MS | $573,300 | 09/23/2013 | NGC MS69 | |||
| 1908-S MS | $480,000 | 01/15/2023 | PCGS MS67+ | |||
| 1909-D MS | $480,000 | 08/28/2022 | PCGS MS66+ | |||
| 1911 MS | $432,000 | 01/15/2023 | PCGS MS67 | |||
| 1929 MS | $432,000 | 08/28/2022 | PCGS MS66+ | |||
| 1926-D MS | $402,500 | 01/03/2012 | PCGS MS66+ | |||
| 1925-S MS | $384,000 | 05/07/2023 | PCGS MS65 |
Tracking Every 1907 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Coin
| Coin | Originated | Past Owners | Current Owner | Estimated Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Jim Kelly | Jim Kelly, 1956, John E. Wilkinson, Paramount 1973, Ed Trompeter estate, Phillip Morse Collection 2005, Madison Collection, Steve Contursi and Don Kagin | $2,760,000 | Normal edge lettering, second striking period, PCGS PR69 | ||
| #2 Norweb family | Ira and Larry Goldberg 1999, Dr. Richard Ariagno Collection | ||||
| #3 Roosevelt Museum | |||||
| #4 Ullmer Collection | Roosevelt gave the coin to a personal friend | Daniel J. Terra, Theodore Ullmer Collection, Manfra, Tordella, Brookes | Normal edge lettering | ||
| #5 Smithsonian #1 | Mint Cabinet | Mint Cabinet directly to the Smithsonian | Smithsonian | Possibly inverted edge lettering, PR67, uncertified. | |
| #6 Smithsonian #2 | Robert Schermerhorn, Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Lilly Estate to Smithsonian 1968. | Smithsonian | Normal edge lettering. PR65, uncertified. | ||
| #7 Smithsonian #3 | President Roosevelt | Grandson of the President, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt to the Smithsonian in 1962 | Smithsonian | Normal edge lettering. | |
| #8 Kosoff Estate | Steve Markoff, Abe Kosoff, Sam Bloomfield, Dwight Manley, John Albanese. | Midwest Collector | Inverted edge letters. | ||
| #9 Charles E. Barber #1 Plain Edge | Charles Barber | Chief of the Mint Charles Barber, Captain Andrew North, John Danruther, Swiss Banking Corporation 1980, Jim Jelinski 1984. | Grade unknown, uncertified, no edge lettering. | ||
| #10 Charles E. Barber #2 | Charles Barber | Julian Leidman, Hugh Sconyers 1985, Warren Trepp, Ira Einhorn 1990, Kevin Lipton. | Inverted edge lettering. Grade unknown, uncertified. | ||
| #11 Charles E. Barber #3 | Charles Barber | Arthur J. Fecht, loaned to American Numismatic Society 1945, became property of ANS at the death of Fecht's sister 1979. | Normal Edge lettering. | ||
| #12 Mint Cabinet #2 | Augusta Saint-Gaudens family | Loaned to Metropolitan Museum of Art 1908, then to Augusta Saint-Gaudens wife by request from President Roosevelt, Homer Saint-Gaudens sold in late 1950s, Albert Fairchild Holden (Norweb family), Norweb consigned in 1997, sold again in 2015 for $2,115,000. | $2,115,000 | PCGS Graded PR68 | |
| #13 Treasury Secretary Courtelyou? | |||||
| #14 Mint Director Frank Leach? | Robert Preston? | Joseph C. Mitchelson to Connecticut State Library in Hartford. | |||
| #15 Mint Director George Roberts? | George Roberts? | Morrison/Licht Collection 2005, Samuel Berngard 2008, Stack's sale 2009, Heritage sale 2012. | Inverted edge lettering, Sans Serif. | ||
| #16 Clapp | Mathieu, Townsend, Thomas Elder 1920, John H. Clapp estate, Louis Eliasberg 1942, Bowers and Ryddy 1982, Harry Bass Collection. | $4,320,000 | Sold in August 2023. Inverted edge lettering. PR69 | ||
| #17 Col. E.H.R. Green #1 | Col. E.H.R. Green to J.F. Bell Collection 1944. C.T. Weihman, Frank J. Hein, Simpson Collection 2007. | PR65, uncertified. | |||
| #18 Col. E.H.R. Green #2 | Colonel E.H.R. Green to King Farrouk 1954, Kosoff Collection 1985 | Inverted edge lettering | |||
| #19 Yale University | Yale University 1960, Abner Kreisberg, Lichtenfels/Linder Collection, Kreisberg, Schulman 1961, Primary Bartle Collection 1985. | Normal edge lettering. | |||
| #20 Kern | Jerome Kern Collection from B. Max Mehl 1950 |
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