Lot 3182
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. Small obverse spot and signs of old cleaning, but otherwise free from marks, rim problems or other signs of handling by former owners. As was the case with the 1907 Indian $10 designs, the present $20 is the result of President Theodore Roosevelt's colllaboration with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, America's premier sculptor at the time. Roosevelt wanted the entire spectrum of American coinage to be redesigned from scratch, the One-cent piece through to the Double Eagle. In correspondence, Saint-Gaudens felt the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent was the finest motif found on any American coin, which is one reason he chose a similar motif for this lovely High Relief reverse (PCGS # 9135) .
Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000.
The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr.
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| Realized $7,763 |
