1908 $5 MS66 NGC....

Description

Beautiful MS66 1908 Indian Five

1908 $5 MS66 NGC. The Indian Head design for the quarter eagles and half eagles was the concept of Bela Lyon Pratt, a former student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and the choice of Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow, a friend of Pratt and of President Theodore Roosevelt. Pratt developed a unique design concept with the devices sunk below the fields. Sometimes called incuse, these coins actually had the design raised. As is often the case with innovations, numismatic critics of the day decried the Mint decision, but any controversy has dwindled away with time.
This Premium Gem is boldly defined with frosty yellow luster and light pink overtones. Consistent with the lofty MS66 grade, abrasions are essentially absent. A minor spot is visible at 2 o'clock on the obverse, with two others at 3 and 9 o'clock on the reverse. Census: 15 in 66, 5 finer (6/10).(Registry values: N7079)

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

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 577,800

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