Lot 2577
1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. A satiny Mint State 64 with faint rose and booming fresh surfaces that explode atop the bright and hard-working luster beneath. Not one iota of weakness of strike is seen at the bold figure of Liberty. Nor are there any soft areas on the eagle, which is one of the most strikingly beautiful designs ever conceived for an American coin!
For the obverse design Saint-Gaudens selected a standing figure known as Fame and originally created as part of the Sherman Victory monument erected earlier in the decade at the Grand Army Plaza at the southeast corner of Central Park, New York City. Some modifications were made, but the goddess remains essentially the same. In the background is a depiction of the United States Capitol building and resplendent rays of the sun (PCGS # 9135) .
Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,000.
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