1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim AU55 NGC....

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High Relief, Wire Rim 1907 Twenty Dollar
An Accessible AU55 Example

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim AU55 NGC. The image of an artist sitting alone in a studio laboring to complete the coinage designs is often an inaccurate one. Augustus Saint-Gaudens perfected the workshop system, hiring skilled artisans to complete the work he began. As a result, it is often tricky to attribute a work solely to Saint-Gaudens. For instance, all the devices on the ten and twenty dollar gold pieces had motifs borrowed from previous works.
Some of this borrowing was from his own work, such as the head of Nike or Liberty on the ten dollar gold piece. Other pieces had more obscure origins. The obverse of the twenty dollar coin was apparently inspired by a plaquette done decades before by his sculptor-friend Paul Dubois, and the reverse of the double eagle came directly from the Flying Eagle cent, a coin Saint-Gaudens greatly admired. Once the sculptor and the president decided upon a design, it was up to Henry Hering to be the technician who executed the final product.
And what a product it was! Even lightly worn, as this example is, the majesty of the vision shines through. Still-lustrous fields are lightly abraded but otherwise well-protected, and the detail on the yellow-gold devices is remarkable. An accessible representative of this important issue.(Registry values: N2998)

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

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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