LOT #3601 |
Current Bid: $250
1929 $5 -- Damage -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details....
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Description
1929 Indian Half Eagle, AU Details
Lustrous Final-Year Melt Rarity
1929 $5 -- Damage -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. The 1929
Indian half eagle is the famous final-year melt rarity of the
series. It is, overall, the biggest "stopper" to a complete date
set. Half eagles were struck at San Francisco in 1916, but no
coinage of this denomination occurred again until 1929, when
662,000 pieces were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. Commercial
demand for the coins was largely nonexistent, though, and the
majority of the mintage remained in government vaults for years. By
the time of the President Roosevelt's Gold Recall order in 1933,
only a few hundred examples of this date had been distributed to
the public. Those coins represent the entire survivorship of this
date today.This AU-level coin may be conservatively graded on grounds of detail, as there is little evidence of wear, and the surfaces retain ample luster. However, the damage noted by PCGS makes itself evident in a number of heavy abrasions on the obverse, most notably a mark at the LI in LIBERTY and several others on the Indian's forehead and chin. The strike is sharp, and most collectors seeking to acquire this issue on a budget will find the obverse abrasions easy to overlook.
Ex: U.S. Coins Signature (Heritage, 2/2021), lot 3772.
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Auction Info
2025 November 13 - 14 US Coins Signature® Auction #1387 (go to Auction Home page)
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13th
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