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1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
SAN FRANCISCO (S) · 90% GOLD, 10% COPPER · 22,000 STRUCK
Worth about $4,050–$4,450 circulated and $8,000–$11,000 in MS-65.
The 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is a common date from the San Francisco Mint, with 22,000 pieces struck. In circulated grades (G-4 to EF-40) our estimate is $4,050–$4,450, and a well-preserved MS-65 example is estimated at $8,000–$11,000. Circulated coins of this date trade at or just above the value of their metal, so the live melt value on this page is the best guide to a worn coin.
Only 22,000 struck, the lowest regular mintage of the first years.
Type coin shown: 1908-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle with IN GOD WE TRUST (46 stars, used 1908 to 1911). We do not yet hold a licensed photograph of the 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle itself, so this is the nearest dated coin of the same design. The design is the same; the date, mint mark and condition of your coin will differ. Photograph: 1908-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle with motto, National Numismatic Collection. Public domain, credit US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Mint
- San Francisco (S)
- Composition
- 90% gold, 10% copper
- Mintage
- 22,000
- Weight and size
- 33.436 g · 34.1 mm
- Designer
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Scarcer than 98% of the 51 issues in the Saint-Gaudens series with a recorded mintage. 22,000 struck. Mintage is the number struck, not the number that survive.
Weight and size
A genuine coin weighs 33.436 g and measures 34.1 mm. Gold coins are widely counterfeited and cast fakes are usually off in weight or diameter. A kitchen scale is a quick first check.
Mint mark
D and S sit above the date on the obverse. Philadelphia coins have none. Check that the mint mark matches the date; added mint marks exist.
Surface and strike
Look at Liberty's knee, the torch hand and the eagle's breast feathers for wear. Bag marks and rim nicks cut the Mint State grade even on common dates.
About the 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens
How much is a 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle worth?
Lustre's editorial estimate (Oct 2026) is $4,050–$4,450 for circulated examples (G-4 to EF-40) and $8,000–$11,000 in MS-65. These are estimates, not an appraisal or market data. A coin in the grade you hold may sell for less at a dealer, who needs a margin.
Is a 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold?
Yes. It is 90% gold, 10% copper and weighs 33.436 g, which is 0.9675 troy ounces of pure gold. Its melt value is that weight multiplied by the current gold spot price, shown live on this page. Collector value is usually above melt.
How many 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles were minted?
22,000 were struck at the San Francisco Mint.
Where is the mint mark on a Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle?
On the obverse, just above the date. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark. The 1907 High Relief coins carry no mint mark.
Is my 1908-S With Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle rare?
No. It is a common date. Its value depends mostly on grade, originality and, for gold coins, the melt value.
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Where these numbers come from
Saint-Gaudens double eagle, Wikipedia: mintage and proof mintage by year and mint (1907 High Relief 12,367; 1933 note), composition, edge, designer, mint mark position, gold content (0.96750 oz). Wikipedia lists a mass of 33.431 g; Lustre uses the statutory 33.436 g (516 grains), which matches 0.96750 oz of gold at 90%.
Lustre editorial grade-value estimates, Lustre: grade value ranges (estimates, not market data).
gold-api.com spot prices (reference level for estimates), gold-api.com: reference spot prices behind the estimates.
How the estimates are made. Facts reviewed Oct 2026.