1908 $5 MS66+ PCGS. CAC....

Description

Exquisite 1908 Indian Half Eagle, MS66+
The Second Finest PCGS Certified Specimen

1908 $5 MS66+ PCGS. CAC. President Roosevelt originally intended to have Augustus Saint-Gaudens create designs for all four gold denominations. However, the artist's untimely death to cancer in August 1907 occurred before new designs were created for the quarter eagle and half eagle. Ultimately, Bela Lyon Pratt, a former student of Saint-Gaudens, created the sunken-relief Indian Head design for those denominations, with coinage beginning in 1908. Unpopular at the time they were first issued, both series enjoy considerable popularity today.
This Premium Gem, the second finest piece that PCGS has certified, has a hair-thin graze through the inner point of star 3 that prevents an MS67 grade. Both sides exhibit a bold strike with frosty orange-gold luster. This amazing coin presents incredible aesthetic appeal. Population: 1 in 66+, 1 finer (11/10).
Ex: Dallas Signature Auction (Heritage, 11/2006), lot 2286, which realized $37,375.
From The Jim O'Neal Collection of $5 Indians.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28DE, PCGS# 8510, Greysheet# 9308)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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