Business Strike:

The Philadelphia Mint produced 482,000 double eagles for commercial use in 1910, its largest total for this denomination from the 1909 to 1920 era. A substantial percentage of the 1910 mintage ended up overseas, which helps to explain the generous number of Mint State examples available to today's collectors. However, as is the case with several other Saint-Gaudens issues, premium Choice examples are scarce from a market availability standpoint.

Proof Strike:

The 1910 double eagle had a Proof mintage of 167 coins, virtually all of which featured a satin finish traditionally referred to as the "Roman Finish." Attrition through melting of unsold examples was high. PCGS CoinFacts provides an estimate of only 60-75 survivors in all grades. Most pieces are of lower quality, generally no finer than Choice Proof-64, and beginning at the Proof-65 level the 1910 emerges as the fifth rarest Proof of the type. Even the highly regarded Proof MCMVII (1907) High Relief is seen more regularly in today's market, as are the Proofs of 1908, 1911, 1912 and 1913.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction, where it realized $96,937.