1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS65 PCGS....

Description

1907 Wire Rim Twenty
A Fabulous, Satin-Surfaced Gem

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS65 PCGS. In 1903 after Augustus Saint-Gaudens completed the Sherman group, located at the entrance to Central Park, he received many congratulatory notes and positive reviews in the press. He also received congratulations from President Roosevelt who stated, "Your Sherman is the greatest statue of a commander in existence." The president's praise of the Sherman presaged the national role he would soon ask Saint-Gaudens to play with the redesign of the ten and twenty dollar gold coins. After Roosevelt tapped the famous sculptor to help with the redesign, the results cannot actually be considered a finished product. One wouldn't expect a finished product from The Saint in "only" two years. Both the ten and twenty dollar went through three redesigns. The initial designs of each were impractical for a circulating coin, modifications were made to each, and a final severe modification was made by chief engraver Charles Barber to make the modified models suitable for single-striking by a steam press. The High Relief followed the highly impractical Ultra High Relief twenties. However, in November and December of 1907 11,250 examples had been struck of the High Relief. This is a highly attractive example that displays rich, satiny mint luster and a tinge of reddish patina on each side. Close examination shows a couple of contact marks, but these are not really apparent even after the viewer has located them with a loupe. The striking details are fully brought up on each side with full separation between the upper reverse rim and the lettering below.(Registry values: N7079)

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

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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