1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim, MS62 NGC....

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1907 High Relief Twenty Dollar, MS62
Attractive Wire Rim Example

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim, MS62 NGC. In a Prefatory Note to his 1907 book on Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Royal Cortissoz asked the sculptor why it took such a considerable amount of time to complete many of his commissions, especially the Shaw Memorial. His reply is somewhat awkwardly worded, but after a reading or two his meaning is apparent: "I had this many years in my studio, my interest making me do a thing beyond what the sum contracted for justified me in doing." Saint-Gaudens' acceptance of redesigning the ten and twenty dollar gold coins falls under that same category: a commission he was much more interested in than the money he was paid to complete the designs. It was this attention to detail and multiple redesigns that required two and a half years, leaving the double eagle still unstruck when the sculptor died in early August 1907. This attention to detail is apparent on this High Relief twenty with its finely defined devices that stand out in bold relief from the slightly curved fields. The surfaces display satiny luster with just a hint of pale reddish patina. An especially attractive coin for the grade.(Registry values: N4719)

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

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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