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1907 $20 Ultra High Relief, Inverted Edge Lettering, PR69 PCGS. Judd-1909, Pollock-2003, JD-4, High R.7.
(PCGS# 9132)
Auction 1363
| Lot: 9082 | Aug 10, 2023
Sold For:
$4,320,000.00
1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGS.
While the sun never set on the British flag in the 19th century, the 20th century was definitely "The American Century." After the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt typified the American spirit: young, vibrant, and energetic. Roosevelt's interest in the appearance of America's coinage is not coincidental, as he had written an essay some 20 years previously on the coinage of Gouverneur Morris. Nor was his interest merely that of a collector or enthusiast of coinage. It is not an overstatement to say that Roosevelt was prescient in his understanding of the role the United States would play in the 20th century. To that end, he sought a new appearance for American coinage, one that would project to all the nations of the world the vision and dynamism of the United States. Just as mint officials from the 1790s understood the importance of the exact weight of all silver and gold coins and how that exactness affected the acceptance of U.S. coins abroad, Theodore Roosevelt understood the importance of the appearance of American coins. To that end, he challenged America's foremost sculptor to alter the coinage then in circulation, coins Roosevelt considered to be artistically of "atrocious hideousness."
It seems particularly appropriate that exactly 100 years after Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens first met and discussed making a try at the high relief coins of the ancient Greeks, the finest known example of the Ultra High Relief is being offered for sale as part of the finest collection of Saint-Gaudens coinage ever sold at public auction. Needless to say, this is a visually stunning coin. The surfaces are virtually perfect, as one would expect from a coin graded PR69; nevertheless, it is somewhat surprising to see that any coin has been so well cared for since striking 98 years ago.
As mentioned in the introductory page, Ultra High Reliefs were struck seven times on a medal press in o
(PCGS# 9131)
Auction 392
| Lot: 6522 | Nov 3, 2005
Sold For:
$2,990,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Compass" 2000 Yuan (1 Kilo) 1992 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3117
| Lot: 30125 | Jun 21, 2024
Sold For:
$816,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Completion of Lunar Cycle" 2000 Yuan (Kilo) 1992 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3100
| Lot: 34198 | Jul 9, 2022
Sold For:
$576,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$864,000 or more
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Guanyin Bodhisattva" 1500 Yuan 1993 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3117
| Lot: 30124 | Jun 21, 2024
Sold For:
$432,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$648,000 or more
China:
People's Republic gold "Dragon and Phoenix" Proof Pattern 200 Yuan 1989 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3058
| Lot: 37234 | Dec 8, 2017
Sold For:
$408,000.00
Great Britain:
Elizabeth II gold Proof "Una and the Lion" 2000 Pounds (2 Kilos) 2019 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3089
| Lot: 31250 | Jan 22, 2021
Sold For:
$360,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "50th Anniversary - Taiwan's Return to China" 2000 Yuan (1 Kilo) 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3124
| Lot: 33147 | Jun 20, 2025
Sold For:
$264,000.00
1915 5C JD-1, R.2, PR69 PCGS.
(PCGS# 103093)
Auction 1378
| Lot: 3688 | Nov 24, 2024
Sold For:
$240,001.20
China:
People's Republic gold Proof Scalloped "Year of the Ox" 2000 Yuan (1 Kilo) 1997 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3120
| Lot: 30175 | Dec 10, 2024
Sold For:
$216,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Peacock" 1500 Yuan (20 oz) 1993 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3087
| Lot: 30247 | Dec 19, 2020
Sold For:
$216,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$324,000 or more
1880 $1 PR69 Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 87315)
Auction 1371
| Lot: 4175 | Jan 14, 2024
Sold For:
$204,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$306,000 or more
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Return of Taiwan" 2000 Yuan (1 Kilo) 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3120
| Lot: 30149 | Dec 10, 2024
Sold For:
$192,000.00
Great Britain:
Elizabeth II gold Proof "Una and the Lion" 2000 Pounds (2 Kilos) 2019 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3109
| Lot: 31231 | Aug 19, 2023
Sold For:
$192,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Pattern(?) Proof "Dragon Boat" 500 Yuan (5 ounce) 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3068
| Lot: 30258 | Dec 6, 2018
Sold For:
$186,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Year of the Snake" 10000 Yuan (1 Kilo) 2001 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3127
| Lot: 36104 | Dec 9, 2025
Sold For:
$174,000.00
Great Britain:
Elizabeth II gold Proof Trial "Una and the Lion" 2000 Pounds (2 Kilos) 2019 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3113
| Lot: 31200 | Jan 8, 2024
Sold For:
$168,000.00
1863 $1 PR69 NGC.
(PCGS# 7006)
Auction 1201
| Lot: 5305 | Jan 12, 2014
Sold For:
$129,250.00
1863 $1 PR69 NGC.
(PCGS# 7006)
Auction 1184
| Lot: 4344 | Apr 28, 2013
Sold For:
$129,250.00
1899 $1 PR69 NGC.
(PCGS# 7334)
Auction 444
| Lot: 1770 | Aug 12, 2007
Sold For:
$126,500.00
1896 $1 PR69★ Ultra Cameo NGC.
In our experience, proof coinage from 1896 and 1898 is consistently of the highest quality and aesthetic appeal of any 19th century U.S. coinage. This observation is borne out by both Q. David Bowers and Wayne Miller, as seen on page 2563 of Bowers 1993
Silver Dollars and Trade Dollar of the United States:
"Proofs are usually very attractive. Wayne Miller wrote that Proof dollars of 1896-1898 evidence the most awesome cameo contrast of any Proofs in the Morgan series. Even Proof-62 and 63 coins are apt to have a special degree of aesthetic appeal. Proofs of this and the next two years show that the Mint could turn out exceptional products if it wanted to."
One explanation for the high quality seen on many 1896 proof dollars is that two obverse dies were used to produce the 762 proofs struck. Assuming that the first few dozen coins struck from a fresh pair of dies would be cameos, the fact that two dies were used should double the number of cameo coins produced. And that appears to be just what happened in 1896, even though other dates (the 1895, for instance) had two or more dies used to strike proof dollars. One can then surmise that Bowers' statement "Proofs of this and the next two years show that the Mint could turn out exceptional products if it wanted to" is not only true, but it also points to a conscious desire on the part of Mint employees to turn out a superior product.
With the reputation 1896 has for attractive proof coinage, at the PR69★ level, this coin represents the best of the best. The surfaces are suggestive of Ultra Cameo proofs that the Mint produced beginning in the 1980s. It is truly remarkable that such a coin predates those coins by some 80 years. The fields are extraordinarily deep in their mirrored reflectivity. This, of course, is in part from the sharply contrasting frost on the devices, but it is also simply because the fields on the dies were so heavily polished prior to striking and t
(PCGS# 97331)
Auction 402
| Lot: 1202 | Apr 7, 2006
Sold For:
$126,500.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Ancient Dragon Boat" 500 Yuan (5 oz) 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3068
| Lot: 30257 | Dec 6, 2018
Sold For:
$120,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$180,000 or more
Cryptocurrency:
Casascius gilt silver Loaded (Unredeemed) "Gold Rim" 1 Bitcoin (BTC) 2013 PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS,
Auction 3131
| Lot: 30049 | Jun 6, 2025
Sold For:
$117,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$175,500 or more
Cryptocurrency:
BTCC silver Proof Loaded (Unredeemed) 1 Bitcoin (BTC) 2017 PR69 Ultra Cameo PCGS,
Auction 3128
| Lot: 36022 | Jan 20, 2025
Sold For:
$114,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$171,000 or more
Cryptocurrency:
Casascius silver Proof Loaded (Unredeemed) 1 Bitcoin (BTC) 2013 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3128
| Lot: 36042 | Jan 20, 2025
Sold For:
$114,000.00
Great Britain:
Elizabeth II gold Proof "Year of the Ox" 1000 Pounds (1 Kilo) 2021 PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS,
Auction 3124
| Lot: 33171 | Jun 20, 2025
Sold For:
$108,000.00
Cryptocurrency:
BTCC silver Proof Loaded (Unredeemed) 1 Bitcoin (BTC) 2017 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3131
| Lot: 30023 | Jun 6, 2025
Sold For:
$108,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$162,000 or more
China:
People's Republic brass Proof Pattern Panda "Great Wall" 100 Yuan 1982 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3100
| Lot: 34202 | Jul 9, 2022
Sold For:
$108,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Ancient Dragon Boat" 500 Yuan (5 oz) 1995 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3074
| Lot: 30185 | Jun 27, 2019
Sold For:
$108,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$162,000 or more
1901 $2 1/2 JD-1, Low R.4, PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 106463)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3360 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$102,000.00
China:
People's Republic brass Proof Pattern "Great Wall Panda" 100 Yuan 1982 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3117
| Lot: 30151 | Jun 21, 2024
Sold For:
$102,000.00
China:
People's Republic brass Proof Pattern Panda "Temple of Heaven" 100 Yuan 1982 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3100
| Lot: 34201 | Jul 9, 2022
Sold For:
$102,000.00
1911 25C PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 95697)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3761 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$102,000.00
1885 $1 PR69★ Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 87320)
Auction 1166
| Lot: 3370 | Jan 8, 2012
Sold For:
$100,625.00
Cryptocurrency:
Casascius gold Unloaded (Unfunded) "Gold Cas" 1000 Bitcoin (BTC) 2012 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3133
| Lot: 37027 | Jan 19, 2026
Sold For:
$97,600.00
1896 $1 PR69★ Ultra Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 97331)
Auction 1188
| Lot: 5787 | Aug 10, 2013
Sold For:
$94,000.00
Great Britain:
Elizabeth II gold Proof "Una and the Lion" 1000 Pounds (Kilo) 2019 PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS,
Auction 3109
| Lot: 31229 | Aug 19, 2023
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1899 25C PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 95685)
Auction 1321
| Lot: 3045 | Nov 19, 2020
Sold For:
$90,000.00
Canada:
Elizabeth II gold Proof "Olympics - Modern Canada" 2500 Dollars (1 Kilo) 2009 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3088
| Lot: 33079 | Nov 6, 2020
Sold For:
$90,000.00
China:
People's Republic silver Proof "Devices Near to Rim" Peacock 150 Yuan (20 oz) 1993 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3084
| Lot: 30220 | Jul 12, 2020
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1899 $2 1/2 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 97925)
Auction 1282
| Lot: 4256 | Dec 13, 2018
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1890 $1 PR69★ Ultra Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 97325)
Auction 1184
| Lot: 4406 | Apr 28, 2013
Sold For:
$88,125.00
1900 $2 1/2 JD-1, Low R.4, PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 106460)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3359 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$84,000.00
Cryptocurrency:
Casascius gold Unloaded (Unfunded) "Gold Cas" 1000 Bitcoin (BTC) 2012 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3131
| Lot: 30044 | Jun 6, 2025
Sold For:
$84,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Year of the Rooster" 1000 Yuan (12 oz) 1993 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3120
| Lot: 30165 | Dec 10, 2024
Sold For:
$84,000.00
China:
People's Republic gold Proof "Year of the Ox" 1000 Yuan (12 oz) 1997 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC,
Auction 3120
| Lot: 30174 | Dec 10, 2024
Sold For:
$84,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$126,000 or more
1912 25C PR69 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 5698)
Auction 1327
| Lot: 3052 | Feb 23, 2021
Sold For:
$84,000.00
1879/8 5C PR69 PCGS.
(PCGS# 3834)
Auction 1291
| Lot: 4375 | Jan 14, 2019
Sold For:
$84,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$126,000 or more
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