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Indian Half Eagles
1908 $5 MS66 NGC. Arguably the most difficult U.S. coin type to repeatedly find in high grade is Bela Lyon Pratt's Indian Head half and quarter eagles. The design is in relief but is sunken into the fields, leaving the delicate surfaces exposed to abrasion without the protective rims seen on other circulation designs. In the half eagle series, only a few issues are available at the Gem grade level, and in MS66, Indian five issues are almost exclusively unknown or prohibitively rare. There are only three true exceptions, where the 1908, 1908-S, and 1909 are rare but at least collectible for a price in this lofty grade.
As a first-year issue, this 1908 Premium Gem is not only appealing for its remarkable condition but also as a popular type coin. Glowing, softly frosted surfaces are fully deserving of the grade, yielding undisturbed rose-gold and peach hues throughout. The devices are sharp and unmarked. The eye appeal seems to increase the longer one studies the exceptional surfaces. Census: 15 in 66 (2 in 66+), 5 finer (10/17).
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1908 $5 MS66 NGC. Arguably the most difficult U.S. coin type to repeatedly find in high grade is Bela Lyon Pratt's Indian Head half and quarter eagles. The design is in relief but is sunken into the fields, leaving the delicate surfaces exposed to abrasion without the protective rims seen on other circulation designs. In the half eagle series, only a few issues are available at the Gem grade level, and in MS66, Indian five issues are almost exclusively unknown or prohibitively rare. There are only three true exceptions, where the 1908, 1908-S, and 1909 are rare but at least collectible for a price in this lofty grade.
As a first-year issue, this 1908 Premium Gem is not only appealing for its remarkable condition but also as a popular type coin. Glowing, softly frosted surfaces are fully deserving of the grade, yielding undisturbed rose-gold and peach hues throughout. The devices are sharp and unmarked. The eye appeal seems to increase the longer one studies the exceptional surfaces. Census: 15 in 66 (2 in 66+), 5 finer (10/17).
HID02901242017