About Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagles:  The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle is considered one of the most beautiful US coins ever struck, appreciated even in 1907 when the coin first appeared. Its original high relief design proved too difficult to mint at high speeds, so Charles E. Barber was assigned to modify it. Like Saint-Gaudens' Indian Eagle, the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" was originally excluded from his Double Eagle. It was later added in 1908 and continued through 1933.