 MCMVII (1907) High Relief, Roman Numeral, Wire Rim. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A strike of medallic precision results in nearly three-dimensional appeal for both the striding Liberty and the majestic eagle on this breath-taking total Gem. The fragile ''fin '' of extruded metal that forms the Wire Rim is here wholly intact, without the bumps and nicks that happen so easily with this soft metal. Magnificently mark-free, richly lustrous surfaces also attest to the near-perfection of this textbook example of the first, regrettably short-lived Saint-Gaudens type.
Finding a finer specimen would be a major challenge. The widely published mintage for the High Relief type is 11,250, but the number of inarguable Gems is decidedly small. Close examination of this coin may well prove as remunerative as it is pleasurable.
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