Lot 2179
$20 St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. Rich bright golden color and strong luster on both sides. As always, the strike is quite full, with mountainous details on even the tiniest devices. As we know, each of these coins had to be struck several times to bring up the high relief, with the final few strikes needed just to fill in the highest details on Liberty and the eagle's huge wings. Not the finest graded by the services, but certainly worth consideration as these tend to get a lot more expensive with each grade point higher above this. This one shows a light die crack from the feathertip at the end of each wing to the other feathertip at the end of the wing. Worth a premium for its very clean surfaces and abundant eye appeal (PCGS # 9135) .
Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,500.
From the Benson collection and purchased from an unknown source in the 1940s.
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| Realized $14,950 |
