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1907 High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagle with Roman numerals MCMVII, obverse and reverse — the Smithsonian's example of the same issue; the tracked Wire Rim PCGS MS65 specimen is a different coin
National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian Institution

1907 High Relief Double Eagle (Wire Rim)

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Year
1907
Rank
39 of 100

1907 High Relief Double Eagle (Wire Rim)

1907 High Relief Double Eagle (Wire Rim) by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1907) is ranked 39 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $42,000 on 13 June 2023. The circulation-intended High Relief Saint — one of the most beautiful and beloved U.S. gold coins ever struck.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The circulation-intended High Relief Saint — one of the most beautiful and beloved U.S. gold coins ever struck.

$20 gold, High Relief, Wire Rim, Roman numerals (MCMVII), PCGS MS65

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$42,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
13 June 2023

Stack's Bowers, June 13 2023. Wire Rim, PCGS MS65, realized $42,000. An NGC MS65 brought $39,600 (Heritage, July 2023); MS67 examples ~$288,000.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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