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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 NGC....
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$18,400.00
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Description
MCMVII High Relief Twenty, MS62, Wire Rim
'More Beautiful Than Any Coins
Since the Days of the Greeks'
1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 NGC. Augustus
Saint-Gaudens' death on August 3, 1907 prompted many exhibitions
and memorials of his works throughout the United States and Europe.
President Roosevelt was the featured speaker at the memorial
service for Saint-Gaudens held on December 15, 1908 at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His comments about the
Saint-Gaudens contributions to the coinage of the United States are
of interest."Saint-Gaudens gave us for the first time a beautiful coinage, a coinage worthy of this country, a coinage not yet properly appreciated, but up to which both the official and the popular mind will in the end grow. The first few thousands of the Saint-Gaudens gold coins are, I believe, more beautiful than any coins since the days of the Greeks, and they achieve their striking beauty because Saint-Gaudens not only possessed a perfect mastery in the physical address of this craft, but also a daring and original imagination."
These "first few thousands" that Roosevelt called "more beautiful than any coins" are undoubtedly the 1907 High Relief double eagles. The President was very fond of these coins as were collectors of the day. The surfaces of this piece are bright and possess the usual satiny mint luster. The only surface flaw of any note is a slightly curved luster graze in the left obverse field.(Registry values: N4719)
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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Auction Info
2010 August Boston, MA Signature & Platinum Night ANA Coin Auction #1143 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2010
11th-15th
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 6
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