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2009 $20 Ultra High Relief

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2009 $20 Ultra High Relief
Ultra High Relief. Obverse: Liberty holding torch, walking forward. Reverse: Eagle in flight, sunrise in background. This one year issue to commemorate the 1907 high relief design commissioned by President Teddy Roosevelt, utilizing the famed sculptor Augustus St.- Gaudens has a mintage of 115,178. 0.999 Gold , 1 oz Actual Gold Weight, 27 mm. Double thick planchet was utilized to afford depth of design as originally intended by St.-Gaudens. Issues 1907-1933 were redesigned by Mint Director Charles.Barber with lesser depth to afford stacking,
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