Lot 1380
1907 High Relief Wire Rim. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck with smooth, velvety luster and rich orange-gold shades; only scattered bagmarks on Liberty and the eagle. A great deal of discussion also surrounds the High Relief's strike. As is well known, it took the mint several "cycles" of the press to gain the high relief, in-between which the partially struck coins had to be removed from the press, annealed (to soften the metal for another blow from the dies). All this entailed a lot of extra labor. The result is as you see: This has outstanding detail with no sign of weakness to the high points such as Liberty's face or her toes.
Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000.
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| Realized $16,675 |
