A Modern Tribute to America's Most Beautiful Coin
In 1907, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and President Theodore Roosevelt set out to create what they hoped would be the most beautiful coin in American history. The original Saint-Gaudens High Relief Double Eagle was so technically demanding that each coin required multiple strikes to bring up its extraordinary relief — and only a few thousand were ever produced. A century later, the United States Mint fulfilled that vision completely with the 2009 Gold Ultra High Relief, a coin that deploys modern minting precision to achieve what Saint-Gaudens originally imagined.
Struck in .9999 Fine 24-Karat Gold
Unlike the original 1907 issue, struck in .900 fine gold, this modern tribute is composed of .9999 fine 24-karat gold — the purest standard achievable in coin production. Weighing one full troy ounce and struck at the West Point Mint on specially designed high-tonnage presses, the coin captures the extraordinary depth of the relief with a fidelity no earlier technology could match. The obverse depicts a striding Lady Liberty carrying a torch and olive branch, while the reverse shows a soaring eagle against a backdrop of the rising sun.
Certified MS70 by NGC
This example has been certified MS70 — the highest grade on the Sheldon scale — by Numismatic Guaranty Company, the world's largest third-party coin grading service. A perfect MS70 designation confirms the coin presents fully struck relief with absolutely no post-mint blemishes under 5x magnification. Housed in an NGC Modern Numismatic Masterpieces holder, it stands among the finest certified examples of this landmark one-year issue in existence — a coin that sold out almost immediately upon its release.
Autographed by Anna Escobedo Cabral
The NGC label carries the hand-signed autograph of Anna Escobedo Cabral, the 42nd Treasurer of the United States, whose signature appeared on every Federal Reserve Note issued during her tenure in office. Her connection to the official history of American currency adds a profound layer of provenance to a coin already steeped in numismatic history. The Modern Numismatic Masterpieces series was designed to honor exactly this kind of object — a coin that commands attention for its artistry, its metal, its grade, and the distinguished hand that signed it.
