Lot 20
1908 Twenty Dollars U.S. Liberty Gold Coin No Motto
Sold December 11, 2025
- Price realized
- $3,250
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $3,900-5,495
Origin: Philadelphia, United States
Denomination: 20 Dollars Gold Coin
Year: 1908
Mint: Philadelphia
Grade/Condition: XF or VF
Metal: 90% gold and 10% copper
Weight (+/- 0.2g): 33.4 grams
Additional Description: This 1908 Liberty Head twenty-dollar gold piece belongs to the final chapter of a long-running series that began in 1849, marking the end of an era in American coinage just as new artistic standards were beginning to take hold. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint, this example features the original design by Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, framed by thirteen stars representing the original states. Notably, this coin is of the “No Motto” variety, distinguished by the absence of In God We Trust on the reverse; a detail that ties it to President Theodore Roosevelt’s controversial effort to remove religious language from national coinage. The omission, intended to align American currency with classical ideals, was quickly reversed later that same year following public objection, making 1908 “No Motto” issues a short-lived and historically compelling type.
Lot details
- Lot
- 20
- Auction
- Gold and Silver Showcase
- Closed
- December 11, 2025
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