1907 $10 No Periods MS66 NGC....

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Splendid 1907 No Periods Eagle, MS66

1907 $10 No Periods MS66 NGC. The design for the Saint-Gaudens gold eagle underwent several design modifications on the way to becoming a circulating coinage. As Roger Burdette outlines in Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908, the first obverse showed a bold LIBERTY beneath the Indian with headdress, while the 13 peripheral stars were already in place. The second iteration replaced LIBERTY with the date MCMVII, a design Mint Director George E. Roberts rejected, requiring European digits instead. The third proposal began to take the obverse shape as coined, with the date below the portrait and LIBERTY appearing on the headband.
The 1907 No Periods issue, as Charles Barber modified it, features a rounded rim and periods removed around the reverse lettering, which was narrower than on earlier versions. Although nearly a quarter-million circulation pieces were struck, it was not yet the final design. In 1908 the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added, over the objections of President Theodore Roosevelt.
This example displays sumptuous surfaces with splendid luster and greenish-gold and orange-gold glints on both sides. A couple of tiny surface ticks appear only under a loupe, preventing an even finer grade, but to the naked eye the piece appears essentially flawless. NGC has certified 25 pieces finer (6/08).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28GF, PCGS# 8852, GSID# 9746)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 16.72 grams
AGW: 0.53oz
Mintage: 239,400

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