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Ultra High Relief

Numismatic Type Two twentyUltra rare

The personal 1907 Ultra High Relief double eagle owned by renowned artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens -- the world's first gold coin to sell for more than $1 million -- and a silver dollar-covered 1949 Buick "Woodie" station wagon will highlight the Santa ...

 


Ultra High Relief Alternate name for the Extremely High Relief.
ultra rarity Term used for a coin or other numismatic item that is represented by only a few examples.

Ultra High Relief: an extremely rare variety of the 1907 $20 St. Gaudens gold piece that has extremely high relief and wire rims.
ultra rarity: a coin of which there is only a few known.

1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGSThe Ultra High Relief was the first coin to break the $200,000 price barrier and that was in the Ullmer Sale in 1974.

Ultra High Relief - Alternative of "Extremely High Relief". Ultra Rarity - Any coin or related item in which only a few exist.
UNC - See "Uncirculated."
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The 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin exhibits the highest quality craftsmanship that can be produced today by the United States Mint.

The first design, the so-called Extremely High Relief (or "Ultra High Relief"), required many blows on the medal press, with annealing between each impression, to strike up the coins properly.

The twenty dollar gold piece was struck with three different depths, low relief, high relief and ultra high relief. In the ultra high relief version, the president's vision of duplicating the artistic Greek coinage was realized.

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For example, the 1804 Dollar always creates headlines every time one appears at auction. Another example is the stunning "Ultra High Relief" Saint Gaudens twenty dollar gold piece that routinely sets price records, $2.9 million in November 2005.

Edge lettering is used as one of the US Mint's new technologies to display the coins markings. Among the lineup of coins with edge lettering are the presidential dollars, the 2009 St. Gauden's Ultra High Relief and the 5 ounce America the Beautiful ...

See also: Relief, High Relief, Mint, Coin, Numismatic

Numismatic Type Two twentyUltra rare

 
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