The 1907 release of the US Eagle coins was a transitional date mark in the collection as the United States Mint began replacing its Classical-Era-inspired coin designs with modern works of art reflecting a modern, industrialized United States of America. The 1907 Gold Liberty Double Eagle marked the end of a 57-year design run for James B. Longacre’s Liberty Head effigy. Now, 1907 Pre-33 Gold $20 Liberty Double Eagles are available to you for purchase online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Coins ship to you inside of individual protective flips!
- 1907 date represents the final release of Gold Liberty Head Double Eagles!
- Original mintage of 4,459,836 coins in 1907!
- Consists of .9675 Troy ounces of actual gold content.
- Issued a face value of $20 (USD) by the United States.
- Available in About Uncirculated or better condition.
- The obverse depicts the Liberty Head design.
- On the reverse is the heraldic eagle.
In the early 1900s, the federal government pressed the United States Mint and US Treasury to begin redesigning American currency. American coinage redesigns started with the Gold US Eagle Series in 1907. The $10 Eagle was redesigned in 1907 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the $20 Double Eagle was redesigned in the same year by Saint-Gaudens. Bela Lyon Pratt redesigned the Half Eagle and Quarter Eagle a year later in 1908.
The 1907 Gold $20 Liberty Double Eagle was a transitional release in the Double Eagle Series, bridging the gap between the 57-year James B. Longacre design and the debut of the new Lady Liberty design from Augustus Saint-Gaudens that would feature on the coins for the final 26 years.
The obverse side of 1907 Pre-33 Gold Liberty Double Eagles comes with a left-profile portrait of Lady Liberty. Known as the Liberty Head or Liberty Coronet design, the image was modified in 1849 by James B. Longacre and based upon Christian Gobrecht’s Liberty Coronet design from 1838 that was already in use at the time on the Eagle, Half Eagle, and Quarter Eagle.
On the reverse face of 1907 Gold Liberty Double Eagles is a depiction of the heraldic eagle of the United States. Longacre created this version of the seal in 1849 and it featured only on the Double Eagles in the Gold US Eagle Series. It includes a front-facing bald eagle supporting the US national shield with stretched wings and a banner flanking both sides of the shield.
These 1907 Pre-33 Gold $20 Liberty Double Eagles are available with plastic flips. These coins are in About Uncirculated-or-better condition. Coins in this condition showcase only light or trace signs of wear and tear on the highest relief points with most or all of the original mint luster still present. The 1907 release of the Gold Liberty Double Eagle featured a total mintage of 4.459 million coins. Within this mintage, 1.451 million coins come from the Philadelphia Mint with no mint marks. 842,250 coins were issued by the Denver Mint with a “D” mint mark and 2.165 million coins were issued by the San Francisco Mint with an “S” mint mark. Mint marks are found on the reverse beneath the tail feathers of the eagle.
Silver.com customer service is available to answer your questions when you buy gold. You can reach us by calling 888-989-7223, online using our live chat, or by simply sending us an email.