1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 PCGS....

Description

Desirable 1907 Saint-Gaudens Twenty, MS64
High Relief, Wire Rim

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 PCGS. Universally acknowledged as the most beautiful coin design of the U.S. federal series, the Saint-Gaudens High Relief double eagle continues to grow in popularity every year. Collectors with no interest in other gold coins pursue this issue ardently because of its beauty and prestige. Other collectors need this date because it is a one-year type and a first-date-of-issue coin. Of course, regular gold collectors and double eagle specialists need an example for their collections most of all. The original mintage of High Relief double eagles was a small one, at 12,367 pieces. There was great interest in the coins from the first, and a large percentage of the initial mintage was saved by collectors. In A Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins, Q. David Bowers estimates that more than 5,000 examples of this issue are extant today in all grades. The intense collector demand keeps prices high for this date, and spirited bidding ensues at any auction appearance.
The present coin is a magnificent example of this design. The excellent strike is all that one would expect from a High Relief coin, with exquisite detail on all design elements. The surfaces display rich, satiny mint luster and lovely yellow-gold color. A few scattered handling marks are consistent with the grade. This example has a wire rim around most of each side. An interesting side note is that on the reverse there are cracks in the planchet that extend from 6 o'clock to 2 o'clock. (Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26F2, PCGS# 9135, GSID# 10131)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 12,367

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