In 2009: With the vision of Mint Director Ed Moy and modern technology - the Us Mint digitally mapped Saint Gauden's original design for the coin. Only a handful of them were produced (most later destroyed) but the impractical coin producing technique was abandoned in favor of a low-relief coin - which was easier and more efficient for the US Mint to produce. Unfortunately the coin minting technology that was available to him in 1907 was limited and was inefficient at producing high-relief coins at the time. The 2009 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle is a realization of coin designer Augustus Saint-Gauden's dream of producing an Ultra High relief version of his coin - which he and many others considered to be the most beautiful of all US and world coins. What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):