1915-S $5 MS(PCGS#8531)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3142

Grade

MS63

Price

14,400

Lot Description

Lustrous golden-apricot surfaces are boldly to sharply defined over the focal features. The peripheries shows signs of die fatigue, typical of the issue, but the S mintmark is fully outlined and readily appreciable.<p>The penultimate San Francisco Mint half eagle, the 1915-S is one of the leading rarities of this challenging design type. Only 164,000 pieces were produced, and the 1915-S is scarce even in circulated grades. The typical Mint State survivor is a heavily abraded coin grading MS-60, MS-61 or MS-62, and even such pieces are very scarce. This issue is rare in Select and Choice Mint State, as here, and all but unknown as a Gem. The opportunity to acquire a premium quality, aesthetically pleasing 1915-S Indian $5 in PCGS/CAC MS-63 usually comes along only once in a long while, and stiff competition is expected.