John's Basic
$20 SAINT-GAUDENS (1907-1932)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOUBLE EAGLES - SAINT-GAUDENS
Item Description: $20 1907 HIGH RELIEF WIRE RIM
Full Grade: PCGS AU 58
Owner: JTO

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: John's Saints   Score: 6247
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John's 20th Century Set   Score: 6386
John's G$20 Take 1   Score: 6247
My First Type Set   Score: 6386
John's Gold Set   Score: 6386
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Saint-Gaudens $20 (1907-1933)

Owner Comments:

Thank you to Jeff Garrett from Mid-America. We did a swap and I must say that I felt that he was very fair and honest.

The coin is about as close to mint state as possible without getting the nod. It has the "crusty" surface that protects the original luster of a mint state coin. It has the "Wire Rim" or "Fin" (for Roger Burdette.) He has corrected me in using the term Wire Rim, which the Red Book uses, and makes a cogent argument that the feature is in fact an error. It is the result of too much metal to fit in the new dies and thus under great pressure escapes the collar up and out. Because it is not an intended feature of the coin it must be an error...

Whatever the case with the rim this coin is most beautiful, almost breathtaking in hand.

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