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In 1908, Congress mandated that the motto "In God We Trust," once again take its place on the Double Eagle after overturning an earlier decision by President Theodore Roosevelt to remove the motto. The Motto portion of the Saint-Gaudens series continued through 1933 with a single interruption in yearly production from 1917-1919. By far the rarest issue of this era is the final-year 1933, of which only a single example is currently legal to own. Other key dates are the 1920-S, 1921, 1927-D, 1927-S, 1929, 1930-S, 1931, 1931-D and 1932, most examples of which were melted in the Mint after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued the Gold Recall Act in 1933.

Regular-issue production commenced in 1850 with the Type I Liberty design. Coinage of the Double Eagle occured every year through 1916, and then again from 1920-1933, with a few of the P-mint deliveries from the 1880s being proof-only issues. The series includes six major types: Type I Liberty; Type II Liberty; Type III Liberty; High Relief Saint-Gaudens; No Motto Saint-Gaudens; and Motto Saint-Gaudens. The Ultra High Relief pieces of 1907 are technically patterns, but the 1861 and 1861-S Paquet Reverse coins do represent an eagerly sought subtype of the main Type I Liberty design.