Lot 1781
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-65. The flat rim variety is one of two variants of the 1907 Roman Numerals $20 gold. A simply outstanding example, this has a flat rim around the wide flat border (no wire edge evident). Mintage of the High Relief coins totaled 12,367 struck in November and December, 1907. Wire-edge examples, which are more plentiful than those with flat rim, have an approximate three to one ratio. It is understood 4,000 were struck with flat (not wire) rim. This was publicized in 1908, soon after delivery of the High Reliefs to the Treasury, and for a long time thereafter many listings included these as separate varieties. Warm golden surfaces exhibit strong satin luster and fine swirling texture and the kind of quality that really engages the aesthetic sense with its beauty. The date, for the first time on an American coin, is in distinctive Roman numerals, MCMVII (The designer of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 pieces copied this device when dating his models.) Pop 71.
Estimated Value $35,000 - 37,000.
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| Realized $41,400 |
