MCMVII (1907) Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. High Relief. Wire Rim. MS-66 (NGC).An incredible Premium Gem example with rich honey-gold toning and faint traces of patina around the devices. The fields are intensely lustrous, sporting swirling die polish and a hint of prooflike reflectivity in areas. Captivating and sharply struck, remaining free from distracting abrasions. Just 12 examples of the Flat Rim variety have been certified finer by NGC.Coveted for generations, the MCMVII High Relief double eagle remains one of the most desired of all United States coins. Bringing Augustus Saint-Gaudens artistic, high relief vision to reality was fraught with difficulties and obstacles that ended up being insurmountable for regular circulation coinage given the technology of the day. While the experiments in producing the now legendary Ultra High Relief coins failed, Theodore Roosevelt was determined to see a high relief version for circulation and urged the Mint to continue development of a workable model that would take only one strike to render the design properly. As a result, 12,367 coins were eventually struck for circulation in the High Relief format as offered here. Over a long period of years various surveys in the numismatic field have ranked this as the most beautiful of all circulating coinage designs. We estimate that perhaps 6,000 are known, or about half the mintage, as these were appreciated in their own time and many were saved. However, few can match the quality of this Gem MS-66 (NGC) example.