Lot 4052
1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-64. Nice frosty surfaces. The No Motto design was instituted at the request (or demand?) of President Theodore Roosevelt, who thought the inclusion of the deity's name on a nation's money amounted to blasphemy. Congress fought him and won. The motto was returned to the reverse side of the coins later in 1908.
Estimated Value $750 - 800.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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