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PCGS Number: 9135 Coin Date: 1907 Denomination (Short): $20 Denomination (Long): $20 Gold Variety: High Relief Variety 2: Wire Edge Desg: MS Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 12,367 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle Coinage Years: 1907-1908 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 34 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 33.436 Weight (Ounces): 1.075 Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Edge: Lettered Obverse Description: Liberty is portrayed standing on a rock, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The word LIBERTY appears on the top periphery surrounded by stars. The date is stamped on the right side of the coin, just above the rock. Reverse Description: A crescent sun appears at the bottom as if rising on the horizon with long rays extending to the top of the coin. A flying eagle covers the central portion, atop the rays. The words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, TWENTY DOLLARS appear on the top periphery. General Notes: The 1907 high-relief wire rim $20 was not an intentional variety. Rather, it is the result of -- loose retaining collar and the repeated, high-tonnage blows to bring up the detail on the double eagles -- three to five strikes per coin. Overall, wire rim $20s are two to three times more common than the flat rim $20s. Luster on the wire rim $20s is usually pretty good, and many examples exhibit yellowish-green to copper color. PCGS #: 9135 NGC ID: 26F2
