Lot 2549
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-63. Reverse stains. Rich golden toning. Swirls of golden luster with richer texture than average for a 1907 Arabic numerals $20 gold piece (PCGS # 9141) .
Note: The earliet Saint-Gaudens $20 gold had the date in Roman numerals: MCMVII (1907). Arabic numerals are the ten digits we use today (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). According to historic accounts, they are descended from the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed by Indian mathematicians beginning around 300 B.C., by which a sequence of digits such as "975" is read as a whole number. The European acceptance of the numerals was accelerated by the invention of the printing press, and they became widely known during the 15th century.
Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500.
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| Realized $1,610 |
