$20 Gold Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle - PCGS MS63
The $20 Gold Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle - PCGS MS63 is a gold coin. The listed metal amount is 0.9675 oz. The stated certification is PCGS MS63.
History and background
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ double eagle entered United States coinage in 1907 during President Theodore Roosevelt’s effort to improve American coin design. Its twenty dollar denomination made it a double eagle in the monetary terminology of the period. The classic series belongs to the circulating gold era that ended in 1933, and it is different from later gold coins that adapted its Liberty image.
Design and product identity
Liberty advances with a torch and olive branch on the obverse, with the Capitol in the background. An eagle flies above a rising sun on the reverse. Relief, date style and motto details changed during the design’s development, so one feature should not be assumed across every date. Its gold alloy and denomination also differ from the specifications of the modern one ounce American Gold Eagle.
Product specifications
- Metal: Gold
- Product format: Coins
- Listed metal amount: 0.9675 oz
- Fineness or alloy: .900 fine gold
- Mint or maker attribution: United States Mint
- Grading service: PCGS
- Listed grade: MS63
- SKU: GSTP63
Understanding the metal content
Precious metal ounce weights use the troy system. One troy ounce equals 31.1034768 grams, while a kilogram equals one thousand grams. Fineness states the proportion of precious metal in an alloy; fine metal weight states the amount of that metal. An alloyed coin’s gross weight includes its other metals as well. These measurements explain why a denomination, a package weight and a stated fine metal amount should not be treated as the same specification.
Certification and the stated grade
PCGS stands for Professional Coin Grading Service. The service authenticates and grades submitted coins rather than manufacturing the original issue. This offering is identified as MS63. The numeric assessment concerns condition, not gold or silver purity. A certification number identifies a grading record, while the issue date identifies the coin. The holder label can also carry designations that are separate from both the coin’s denomination and its metal content. MS means Mint State and belongs to the uncirculated range of the traditional grading scale. An uncirculated coin can still have production or handling marks, so the number supplies a more specific assessment than the word uncirculated alone.
Preserving the product
Preserving the surface and the original identifying information helps retain the product’s physical history. Handle an unencapsulated collectible by its edges where appropriate and avoid polishing or abrasive cleaning. Keep a certified holder or stated assay package intact when retaining its identification matters. A brighter surface created by cleaning is not the same thing as a higher original condition grade.
Material, design and numismatic identity
A product’s history is carried by several different kinds of information. The issuing or manufacturing name explains its origin, the design identifies its subject, the metal specification describes its material and the condition language describes its preservation. A date can connect the piece with a particular program or historical period without proving that it is rare. These features remain meaningful together even when two offerings contain similar amounts of precious metal. Keeping them distinct provides a more accurate description of the actual object.
Historical and technical references: U.S. Mint background, NGC grading reference.
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Understanding Product Pricing
Understanding Product Pricing
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Shipping & Return
Shipping & Return
Please call our office within 3 days from the delivery date if you would like to return your order. Please note that you may be liable for a market-loss fee.
What is a market loss fee?
What is a market loss fee?
Due to the nature of this industry, pricing can change every second for precious metals. For this reason, we (along with all major dealers) fully hedge our inventory. This process locks in our margin at the time that we purchase the inventory, so that we do not have spot-market risk. When your order is confirmed with us (not when you pay), we “buy back” our hedge on those items, thus making the metal completely susceptible to changes in its market value. If you decide you would like to cancel your order, return your order, etc and there is a decrease in spot value of your material, you are responsible for paying us that difference in price. We often get asked if the spot market goes up, do we pay you? Although we understand where it would seem as if that should be the case, that is not how hedging works. We do not make extra profit if the spot market goes up as the cost to “buy back” the hedge on your metal also increases. Our margin is our margin, regardless of the spot market. In the event that the spot market goes up, we just break even on the product due to this rise in cost. So, no we do not pay you if the market goes up.
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