Jeff Garrett's NGC Weekly Market Report

[Max Spiegel]

Jeff Garrett has been writing a great series on the Saint-Gaudens coinage for the NGC Weekly Market Report. Here are links to a few of his most recent articles if you haven't seen them yet:

 

Collecting Saint-Gaudens - Part I

Collecting Saint-Gaudens - Part II - 1907-1911-S $10s

Collecting Saint-Gaudens - Part III - 1912-1933 $10s

Collecting Saint-Gaudens - Part IV - 1907-1909-S $20s

Collecting Saint-Gaudens - Part V - 1910-1914-S $20s

 

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[RWB]

Interesting date series with helpful date/mint information, but many errors on the origin and initial production of the coins. Just a few of the mistakes include:

 

1. $10 1907 - no such thing as a "rolled rim." It's nothing but a normal rim.

2. $20 MCMVII “flat rim” minting reason is wrong.

3. No “proofs” were made of the MCMVII coins. All made the same way on medal presses.

4. “Roman finish” is pure Breen Bologna. Nothing but normal coin surface from new dies.

5. $20 1907 low relief. Story of Barber adapting “original design” is wrong.

6. MCMVII quantity is wrong.

 

It is recommend to NGC and Mr. Garrett that they read the numismatic research book Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908 to gain an understanding of what ACTUALLY occurred, instead of repeating false and incorrect information to collectors.

 

It will be interesting to see if NGC corrects any of the errors.

 

[Max Spiegel]

Thanks for the comments. We'll review your feedback and Garrett's articles over the next couple of weeks and see what changes should be made.