1910-S $5 MS64 PCGS. CAC....

Description

Delightful 1910-S Indian Five, MS64

1910-S $5 MS64 PCGS. CAC. The San Francisco Mint delivered 770,200 half eagles in 1910, a respectable total for the Indian series. However, nearly all survivors show heavy marks and grade no better than MS62 or MS63. Even in those grades, examples are elusive. Only 142 PCGS certified submissions have received MS60 to MS63 grades, and just 23 examples, including the O'Neal specimen, have been certified in finer grades (11/10).
The PCGS population has changed little since we offered this coin nine years ago. In November 2001, we reported the PCGS population as 15 coins in MS64 with four finer. With the addition of just four coins in MS64, and no finer coins, it seems that nearly every known high grade example of this issue has already been submitted to the grading services.
This is a sharply impressed coin with lovely reddish-gold patina. The texture is softly frosted, the mintmark is well defined, and the only mentionable abrasion is a tiny reeding mark in the reverse field behind the eagle's head. Population: 19 in 64, 4 finer (11/10).
Ex:2002 FUN Sale ( Heritage, 1/2002), lot 8198, which realized $11,000.
From The Jim O'Neal Collection of $5 Indians.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28DM, PCGS# 8519, Greysheet# 9323)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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