Lot 3180
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. A small obverse edge chip at 7:00. Perhaps as struck at the mint. A lovely example. Brilliant, lustrous, and of very choice quality in all regards, this attractive MCMVII (1907) High Relief Double Eagle will find an eager buyer either with a Type Set collection or with a double eagle specialist. Anyone who is attracted to the beauty of the motif will want to submit a bid. Over many years various opinions have placed this as the number one favorite design from a numismatic viewpoint.
When President Theodore Roosevelt decided America's coinage needed a facelift, he turned to Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the famous sculptor, who at the time was residing in Cornish, New Hampshire. Today his place of residence is known as the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Working with the Mint staff, Roosevelt and Saint-Gaudens created a marvel of coin design. The $20 gold piece made in high relief (it required up to 5 blows per coin by the dies to sharpen the relief!), soon became the standard for which all other designs would have to compete in the century that followed! (PCGS # 9135) .
Estimated Value $22,000 - 23,000.
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