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1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High Relief, Wire Rim PCGS MS65

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1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High Relief, Wire Rim PCGS MS65
<b>1907 &#36;20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS65.</b> Early green tag PCGS holder. One of the biggest attractions of a collector&#39;s life is to own a gem example of this famous coin. For this isn&#39;t just any coin, but the pinnacle of American artistry in coinage. The bold high relief design of Saint-Gaudens was extremely difficult to fully manage as each coin had to be struck several times in order to fill the deepest recesses of the dies. Accomplishing a complete strike was took a toll on the dies, and most show some die cracks or other types of coining strain.

As we know, these coins were made at the behest of Mint Engraver Charles E. Barber, who did his upmost to sabotage production of the high relief pieces as designed by the famous sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens. St. Gaudens died shortly before coinage began, and soon Barber got his way, a greatly reduced relief design was employed in late 1907, just months after the original design was adopted. The wire rim is seen on most examples struck, this is caused by metal flowing out from the three piece edge collar and dies producing a thin raised &#34;fin&#34; around part of the obverse and reverse, at the extreme edge.
Examination with a glass will note only a couple of very tiny tick marks, nothing important or distracting. The strike is, of course, full and complete. Liberty seems to walk right off the obverse, while the eagle&#39;s wings extend out across the Sun filled skies. Brilliant golden hue. One of the most beautiful coins ever struck, by any country.

GEM BU 1907 HIGH RELIEF &#36;20 GOLD PIECE <b>&#40;PCGS # 9135&#41;</b>

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