Lot 4484
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned and well struck. In a typical sale, we usually offer several High Relief double eagles. However, it is always a great pleasure to be given the opportunity to catalog an example that grades as fine and as strictly on-target as this mesmerizing '66 Gem. This truly is a special coin. The sleek surfaces are undisturbed and satin-like, without even the tiniest alloy spot, and we are also free to say we cannot see a single abusive surface abrasion. Both sides are layered in fresh golden color that serves to highlight the already impressive high-rise devices. In sum, a coin that would enfold itself around the virtuous collector who demands everything the finest for his collection of U.S. gold coins. Pop 50; 16 finer; 10 in 67; 3 in 67 Star; 2 in 68; 1 in 68 Star. (PCGS # 9136) .
Concerning the flat rim: Approximately 7,250 were struck with partial wire rim and about 4,000 with flat (without wire) rim. This was publicized in 1908, soon after striking, and for a long time thereafter many listings included these as separate varieties. The matter was not one of a different die, but simply a spacing in the collar which allowed metal to squeeze upward from the rim; those with the wire rims, sometimes called "knife rims" or, in Mint parlance, "fins," are common elsewhere, such as in 19th century Proof coinage.
Estimated Value $60,000 - 70,000.
Ohringer Family Trust Holdings.
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| Realized $83,375 |
