Lot 2586
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief. NGC graded Proof 64 PQ. A stunning example of America's most beautiful design in the ultimate proof condition! A specimen exceedingly close to gem condition with an original oily-gold sheen mixed with gorgeous straw-yellow coloration. The high relief nature of this design is so spectacular in this state of preservation that it is hard to put the coin down during viewing, the eye's naturally being drawn to the beauty. While the obverse displays some light hairlines, this is the only evidence of human intervention on this pinnacle of American, and worldwide, numismatic design. In fact, the raised die polish lines are so bold that the hairlines almost disappear when viewed with only 3x magnification. All surfaces shift with an intact skin of mint frost. A coin that will forever stand as one of the finest designs for numismatics throughout modern and ancient history! This fresh proof Saint Gaudens' double eagle last saw the numismatic marketplace as Lot # 2198 of the Superior Sale of the 1872 Amazonian Gold Pattern Set in October of 1990 where it brought $34,100. Today it is still housed in the same old NGC holder with the lot tag still on the back. NGC population of 51 in this grade with 37 finer.
Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000.
Ex-Superior, October 7-9, 1990, Lot # 2198.
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| Realized $103,500 |
