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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 PCGS

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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 PCGS
<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 PCGS.</B></I> This lustrous Mint State High Relief double eagle is a wonderful example with brilliant and satiny yellow-gold surfaces. A distinct knife edge is visible on both sides, although somewhat masked by the PCGS holder.<BR> The knife edge was sometimes also called a "fin" by Mint workmen at the time these coins were struck, and was an undesirable feature. Steps were quickly taken to adjust the dies and collar so that further examples had a smooth and flat rim and edge. Today's term of Wire Rim refers to this thin flange of gold that extends upward from the outer edge of the obverse and reverse borders.<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>)