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I also have a double eagle with the ca mint mark. The ca is a 1908 with the C over stamped on the A. What does it stand for?

The 'CA' is not a mint mark on the $20 Saint Gaudens gold double eagle. The mint mark on that coin is found ABOVE the date, not below.

The 'CA' is not CA, it is actually 'ASG', the designer's initials: Augustus Saint Gaudens.

The confusion is understandable, for 2 different reasons: A) The mint mark on US Coins of that period is commonly under the date; and B) 'ASG' is hard to decipher, as the letters are on top of each other. At first glance it looks like a 'C', with an 'A' hung on the bottom of the 'C'.

For a more details regarding this coin, see http://www.coinace.com/saint-gaudens-history.aspx

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