Far scarcer than a mintage of 3,049,500 pieces might imply, the 1924-D is one of many late date Saint-Gaudens double eagles that suffered a high rate or attrition through melting during the late 1930s. Several thousand examples were exported, however, and repatriations in recent decades account for the vast majority of survivors.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the Eldorado Sale, where it realized $57,500.