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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 NGC
<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 NGC.</B></I> Charles Barber, widely regarded as the chief antagonist in the saga of the High Relief double eagles, was perceived as a fixture of the Mint, having been employed alongside his father at that facility before the age of 30 and rising to the rank of Chief Engraver just a decade after his arrival. In a letter to Augustus Saint-Gaudens dated January 9, 1906 (as quoted in Roger Burdette's <I>Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908</B></I>), Augustus Saint-Gaudens acerbically noted Barber's long tenure: "He has been in that institution [the Mint] since the foundation of the Government and will be found standing in its ruins."<BR> The direct intercession of the President, however, led to the creation of the High Relief double eagles, such as this Wire Rim exemplar. The wire rim is pronounced at the obverse and the right reverse on this highly lustrous yellow-orange piece, and the detail and overall preservation are equally solid. Just a few minor flaws in the fields preclude a Gem designation.<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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