Price update, October 7, 2026: The U.S. Mint listing for set 26BM5 showed $5,340.00 in our afternoon check. That is $50 below the $5,390.00 observed that morning and on October 1. The listing still showed no household order limit.
The Mint did not state when this price took effect or explain the change on the product page. This dated check does not establish remaining stock or resale value. The earlier prices below remain historical observations. The photograph shows an original 1907 coin, not the modern set.
Earlier price check, October 1, 2026: The U.S. Mint listed its modern Saint-Gaudens gold coin and silver medal set at $5,390.00. That is $100 below the $5,490.00 seen in our September 25 update. The October 1 morning listing also showed no household order limit and an enabled Add to Bag button.
These are dated checks, not the exact time of the price change or a stock guarantee. The original 1907 coin pictured here is a different collectible from the modern set.
Why the 1907 High Relief matters
President Theodore Roosevelt asked sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign U.S. gold coins. On the Double Eagle, Liberty steps forward with a torch and olive branch. An eagle flies across the reverse, or back. The High Relief version was made only briefly in 1907, but its bold design left a lasting mark.
Relief is how far a design rises above a coin's flat surface. “High relief” describes a deeply raised design. The Mint's historical account shows why that height mattered. The design had to be lowered before it would work on a normal coin press. The Mint struck the High Relief pieces on a medal press. A lower design made regular coin production possible. That practical problem is central to the story.
High relief, ultra high relief, and regular-issue Double Eagles
These names can be easy to mix up in an online listing. The Mint tried more than one height in 1907. An ultra-high-relief design came first, followed by the High Relief issue. The later, lower version was easier to strike. The names describe different versions, not just different ways to praise the same coin.
October 1 price and the original launch policy
The U.S. Mint's September 22 release set the fifth and final Best of the Mint product's sale opening for September 24, 2026, at noon EDT. At our 1:08 p.m. EDT check that day, the product page offered ordering controls. The release specifies the initial ordering restriction: one set per household for the first 24 hours beginning when sales open.
An enabled button shows that the page offered ordering controls when checked. It does not tell us how many sets remain, how many have sold or when orders will ship. We did not try to buy a set. A page check cannot promise that stock will last.
The first 24 hours ended at noon EDT on September 25. At 1:47 p.m. EDT that day, the listing showed Household Order Limit: None. A later check that day confirmed it. We did not see the exact moment the field changed. No household cap does not mean the Mint can make an unlimited number of coins.
At our October 1 morning check, the official 26BM5 listing showed a mintage limit of 15,000, Product Limit: None, and Household Order Limit: None. These are different fields. A mintage ceiling is not a sales total, and the absence of a separate product limit does not erase the mintage limit. CoinHub's guide to Mint limits explains the distinction.
The official product page listed $5,390.00 on October 1 morning. Our September 25 update recorded $5,490.00. We did not observe the exact time of the $100 change. This price buys the complete modern set from the Mint. It is not a dealer quote or the value of an original 1907 coin. The September 22 release links to the Mint's pricing-range table. Check the live price again before ordering. It can change, and it does not tell you what a buyer might later pay for your set.
The modern gold coin and silver medal have different specifications
This 2026 collector set marks the nation's 250th anniversary. It draws on the 1907 design. It contains a modern $20 gold coin and a companion silver medal. The original 1907 coin pictured above provides historical context; it is not a photograph of either piece in the new set.
Gold coin
Denomination and finish$20; uncirculated
Composition and fine weight99.99% gold; 1.000 troy ounce of gold
Diameter and edge30.61 mm; raised lettering
Production facilityWest Point
Mint Mark fieldN/A
Silver companion medal
Denomination and finishNo denomination; uncirculated
Composition and silver weight99.9% silver; 1.000 troy ounce
Diameter and edge40.60 mm; plain
Production facilityPhiladelphia
Mint Mark fieldN/A
Where a piece was struck and what mark it bears are two separate facts. The Mint names West Point and Philadelphia as the places of manufacture. Yet it lists N/A for both mint marks. Those place names do not show that a W or P appears on the pieces.
What to look for in the designs
The gold coin retains the familiar torch-and-olive-branch Liberty and flying eagle. Its Roman numeral date is MCMVII, and the added Liberty Bell privy, a small special mark, contains 250. The edge carries E PLURIBUS UNUM. These details help set the modern issue apart from the old coin. A 1907 date in the design alone does not prove that a coin was struck in 1907.
The silver medal has a new design. Liberty and 13 stars appear on the obverse, or front. On the back, an eagle's wings suggest an American flag. Its date is MMXXVI. The gold coin's $20 denomination does not apply to the medal. For a basic distinction, see CoinHub's coin-versus-medal guide.
Four checks before you pay a premium
- Separate the historical coin from the modern set. The same design heritage does not make them the same object.
- Read the exact attribution. “High Relief,” “Ultra High Relief,” and ordinary 1907 issues are not interchangeable descriptions.
- Use a credible image and listing. Compare a raw listing against an authenticated example rather than relying on a cropped social post.
- Check the current Mint price. The 26BM5 listing showed $5,390.00 on October 1 morning; historical coins and new products have different markets.
A design that outlived the 1907 experiment
The highest designs were hard to make on normal presses. Yet a lower form of the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle design continued from 1907 through 1933. The High Relief marks a key point in that history. It shows both the artist's bold plan and the limits of the presses used to turn it into a coin.
For related 2026 release context, see CoinHub’s guide to the 1804 Silver Dollar gold coin and silver medal set. It is another Best of the Mint product, but it has a different historic model and release conditions.
Source and image note: Historical facts were rechecked October 1, 2026, against the Mint's 1908 report excerpt and gold-coin history. Modern release facts were verified against the September 22 official announcement and the live 26BM5 product page, including its ordering controls, price, limits and expanded specifications, on October 1, 2026, in the morning. The publisher independently verified the monitor's $5,390.00 price observation, no household limit, enabled Add to Bag button and unchanged specifications. The exact price-change time is unknown. The September 25 household-limit observation remains dated history. The release supplies a publication date but no clock time. Prices, limits and availability may change. Photograph by Wehwalt via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. CoinHub resized the photograph and added an editorial layout; the resulting graphic is available under that same license. The coin design is public domain, but the photograph has its own license. No endorsement is implied.
Image attribution update, September 16, 2026: An earlier version described the photograph as public domain. The photograph is by Wehwalt and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, as credited above. The public-domain status of the coin design does not apply to the photograph.