1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Edge MS65 认证号50264598, PCGS号9135

专家评论

David Akers (1975/88)

The 1907 High Relief Double Eagle is, in my opinion, the most beautiful coin the United States ever issued for normal circulation. Unfortunately, it was not as practical as it was beautiful; the high relief of the standing figure of Liberty and the eagle made the coin impossible to stack properly and thus unpopular and unsuitable for commercial purposes. Minting was also impractical since it reportedly required five blows of the minting press to fully bring up the design making high speed, mass production impossible.

Of the 11,250 High Reliefs minted, it is my estimate that 2/3 to 3/4 of this total were the Wire Rim variety since the Flat Rim is at least two to three times as rare as the Wire Rim. The difference between the two varieties was unintentional, i.e. the Mint did not purposely set out to make one variety and then alter the design to make a second variety. (In this regard, the Wire Rim and Flat Rim Double Eagles are not analogous to the Wire Edge and Rolled Edge Eagles which were totally different coins.) The Wire Rim and Flat Rim Double Eagle varieties resulted from the use of different collars. in the case of the Wire Rim variety, the collar was not sufficiently tight and the pressure of the repeated blows forced metal up where the edge of the coin meets the collar to form a very thin wire rim. On most Wire Rims, this raised metal encircles the whole coin, both obverse and reverse, while on the Flat Rim variety, the edge is flat, if not beveled.

The 1907 High relief is much more common than its low mintage (the lowest of the entre Saint-Gaudens series) would imply. Obviously, many specimens were saved due to both the coins' novelty and their beauty. Most existing High Reliefs (both Wire Rim and Flat Rim varieties) are uncirculated and many of them are gem and even superb quality. The circulated examples are almost always high grade and many, if not most, received their wear from being used as jewelry or pocket pieces rather than from commercial use. The plentiful auction records for the Wire Rim would seem to indicate that it is one of the half dozen most common issues in the entire series. In my view, it is not that common, but I do think that one interesting claim can be made for it, namely the 1907 Wire Rim High Relief is the highest priced U.S. coin for its rarity. (The 1895 Proof Morgan Dollar and 1879 Flowing Hair Stella are two other candidates for this distinction, but I think the High Relief is the easy winner with respect to ratio of its high price to low rarity.)

All High Reliefs were struck a minimum of three to five times , so it is not surprising that they are always fully struck. Most specimens are very frosty but many of them have a very satiny texture and often display a myriad of raised die swirls and scratches in the fields. Lustre is always excellent and the color is most often a light to medium greenish gold. A few specimens have a coppery hue, however.
PCGS #
9135
设计师
Augustus Saint Gaudens
边缘
Lettered
直径
34.00 毫米
重量
33.40 克
铸币数量
11250
金属成分
90% Gold, 10% Copper
更高评级数量
126
评级较低的钱币数量
4009
地区
The United States of America
价格指南
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评级
所有评级 8000 R-3.4 2 / 2 22 / 54 TIE
60或以上 6050 R-3.7 2 / 2 25 / 54
65或以上 725 R-5.5 2 / 2 34 / 54 TIE
所有评级 8000
60或以上 6050
65或以上 725
所有评级 R-3.4
60或以上 R-3.7
65或以上 R-5.5
所有评级 2 / 2
60或以上 2 / 2
65或以上 2 / 2
所有评级 22 / 54 TIE
60或以上 25 / 54
65或以上 34 / 54 TIE

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位置 评级 缩略图 家谱和历史
1 MS69 PCGS grade

Ed Trompeter Collection - Heritage, sold privately in 1999 - Phillip H. Morse Collection - Heritage 11/2005:392, $575,000 - Heritage 3/2008:1766, $517,500 - Heritage 1/2007:3789, $546,250

2 MS68 PCGS grade
2 MS68 PCGS grade
4 MS67 PCGS grade MS67 PCGS grade

Chief Engraver Charles Barber(?) - Captain Andrew North cased set of seven Double Eagles and four Eagles - Anonymous collectors, who sold the set intact privately in 4/1980 for $1,000,000 - New England Rare Coins Galleries, sold privately in 4/1980 via the Goliad Corporation - Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 11/21/2000:954, $57,500 - Stack's 1/2010:3643, $230,000 - Pannonia Collection - Heritage 9/2014:3499, $282,000

4 MS67 PCGS grade MS67 PCGS grade

Stack's/Bowers 5/2013:1416, $217,375 - Fox Collection

#1 MS69 PCGS grade

Ed Trompeter Collection - Heritage, sold privately in 1999 - Phillip H. Morse Collection - Heritage 11/2005:392, $575,000 - Heritage 3/2008:1766, $517,500 - Heritage 1/2007:3789, $546,250

#2 MS68 PCGS grade
#2 MS68 PCGS grade
MS67 PCGS grade #4 MS67 PCGS grade

Chief Engraver Charles Barber(?) - Captain Andrew North cased set of seven Double Eagles and four Eagles - Anonymous collectors, who sold the set intact privately in 4/1980 for $1,000,000 - New England Rare Coins Galleries, sold privately in 4/1980 via the Goliad Corporation - Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 11/21/2000:954, $57,500 - Stack's 1/2010:3643, $230,000 - Pannonia Collection - Heritage 9/2014:3499, $282,000

MS67 PCGS grade #4 MS67 PCGS grade

Stack's/Bowers 5/2013:1416, $217,375 - Fox Collection