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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:22,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 PCGS
<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS64 PCGS.</B></I> While Roger Burdette acknowledges the beauty of the Saint-Gaudens double eagle design, in his <I>Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908</B></I>, he also criticizes Saint-Gaudens and Roosevelt for not doing more to make the models suitable for day-to-day production (2006): "By continuing with the design in a relief that was not coinable, Saint-Gaudens lost his best chance to explore the limits of artistry on circulation coinage. By the close of 1907 the result was Charles Barber's re-engraving of the Saint's design, rather than Saint-Gaudens producing the highest art within the practical limits of coinage."<BR> Practical or not, the High Relief double eagles are works of art, and the near-Gem offered here is an appealing representative. The boldly impressed devices and satiny sun-gold surfaces are carefully preserved, and the overall visual appeal is amazing. A delightful piece that is sure to please the victorious bidder.<I><BR>From The Carlton Woods Collection.</B></I><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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