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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim AU55 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:9,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim AU55 NGC
<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim AU55 NGC.</B></I> The frequency with which High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagles trade on the open market may give a misleading impression about how elusive pleasing pieces can be. David Akers wrote of the Wire Rim variant of this issue: "The plentiful auction records for the Wire Rim would seem to indicate that it is one of the half dozen most common issues in the entire series."<BR> Of course, the famously low mintage for High Relief pieces belies this impression. This Wire Rim coin shows a prominent fin around much of the obverse. Its lemon-gold and peach surfaces retain essentially intact luster, though Liberty's figure and the uppermost parts of the eagle's wing and breast show slight evidence of wear. Small, scattered marks in the fields suggest that this coin may have been carried as a pocket piece. A pleasing, comparatively affordable example of this numismatic icon.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Augustus Saint-Gaudens<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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