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1907 $10 Indian. Wire Edge, Periods PCGS MS65

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1907 $10 Indian. Wire Edge, Periods PCGS MS65
<b>1907 &#36;10 Indian. Wire Edge, Periods. PCGS graded MS65.</b> The Philadelphia Mint struck only 500 of these Wire Edge coins and handed them out to VIps. It has thus this limited issue and was not intended for circulation. The obverse is toned with deep orange gold toning and a touch of blazing gold throughout, while the reverse is a even brighter but still quite orange gold. We note a couple of very minor scuffs consistent with the grade, but no other indications of handling by former owners. Note the heavy striation lines in the fields which were part of the die making process and were not polished out prior to striking. All specimens show these random fine lines.

BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED 1907 WIRE EDGE &#36;10 GOLD.

As we have commented upon elsewhere, 1907 was a watershed year in American numismatics. Tossed out were several mediocre coin designs that had outlived their usefulness. Teddy Roosevelt, spearheading the revolution, forced the Mint to bring its coinage design up to twentieth century standards. This was an era when politicians and statesmen were flexing the government&#39;s muscles, so to speak. America&#39;s brand-new navy, christened the Great White Fleet was steaming around the world on its grand tour as sort of a chest-pounding exercise. What we were telling the other great powers was that America, too, was a power to be reckoned with; America, too, could throw its iron muscle around; America, too, had the wherewithal to defend its beliefs. Regardless of one&#39;s opinion of nationalism, whether it be all mighty or all foolhardy, Theodore Roosevelt was in the vanguard of this American &#34;awakening.&#34; These elegant Ten Dollar Pieces by Augustus Saint-Gaudens were one of the more visible aspects of this modernization program, and should be cherished as others cherish artifacts from prior, historic openings <b>&#40;PCGS # 8850&#41;</b>

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