AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS —  THE DESIGNER OF THE US $20 GOLD PIECE

SAINT-GAUDENS,  AUGUSTUS.  (1848 – 1907). American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance; designed the $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle gold piece (1905–1907) for the US Mint, considered one of the most beautiful American coins ever issued.   His scarce signature, penned on a 1 1/3 x 3 ½ [approx] slip of light green stationery.   Very fine condition.       

 

$275.00