1907 $20 Liberty, CAM PR(PCGS#89123)

August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7789

等级

PR66

价格

661,128

详细说明

1907 Liberty Double Eagle. Proof-66 Cameo (NGC). Exceptional beauty is the only way to describe the visual appeal of these rare proof double eagles. When found in stellar grades, such as PR-66 with the intensity of the Cameo designation, then the desirability factor spins ever higher. Precious few double eagle proofs even survived, let alone in such pristine condition. Study the delicate fields, they show no signs of contact such as nicks or marks, not even a stray lintmark as the dies must have perfectly clean at the time this piece was struck. A total of 78 double eagles were coined in proof of this design, which happens to be the final year of issue for the Liberty or Coronet double eagle, bringing an end to a popular coin design that had been widely launched in 1850 at the advent of the California Gold Rush. In the final months of 1907 the Liberty $20 continued to be coined, but in December was replaced by the famous Saint-Gaudens High Relief double eagle with MCMVII date. Thus, the 1907 is the last of its design type. <br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Cameo designation derives from the depth of the delicate mirror fields which offset the frosted devices, and this combination produces a dramatic effect when the initial coins are struck. Noteworthy is the freshness of the frost here, undisturbed by handling and scuffs, making this coin particularly desirable. In fact, a mere 6 have been graded this high by NGC, with a single coin a point finer in the Cameo designation. This coin is, without question, one of the very finest to exist of this rare proof issue and certain to delight the most discriminating collector.<br />