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US $20 Gold repousse

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
US $20 Gold repousse
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Spectacular US $20 Gold repousse. Most of the US repousse coin art was made in the first decade of the twentieth century, though the art form has a long history world-wide and is still made today. It is thought that perhaps only five or six of the US $20 gold repousse pieces exist. Many of these were on display at the national coin show in Chicago several years ago. Several dealers specialized in repousse art coins just after 1900. It was a popular art form at first, until the US Government outlawed the disfacing of coins shortrly after, about 1910. The pieces were die struck, and some of the dies still exist with Medallic Art Co. which bought out dealer/makerAugust Frank. Another popular maker wa George Keppeler and William Malliet, who both received patents for repousse pop up coins, c 1903-1904. Malliet was the one who made fobs of popup silver coins. See Oded Paz's book "Pop put reposse coins", 2012. HWAC# 33578