Lot 2310
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. NGC graded MS-64. Popular high relief. Purest golden color satin frost is boldly hypnotic on this fresh-appearing MCMVII $20 gold piece from the initial year of the design. In light of that, we can also say this piece is nicely struck with extremely full details on both sides. Saint-Gaudens' flying eagle model was the design originally intended for the cent, but adopted on the $20 gold piece at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt. Models for a standing figure of Liberty originally had a pair of wings at her back but were dropped from the adopted design. Mintage: 12,367. Pop 203; 70 finer.
Estimated Value $28,000 - 30,000.
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| Realized $27,600 |
