1910-S $5 MS(PCGS#8519)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1546

Grade

MS63+

Price

18,000

Lot Description

1910-S Indian Half Eagle. MS-63+ (PCGS). CAC. Seldom offered Choice Uncirculated quality for this conditionally challenging San Francisco Mint issue. Fully lustrous with a softly frosted texture, both sides are further enhanced by richly original toning in warm honey-rose. Uncommonly smooth in hand for the assigned grade, a bit more sharpness to the strike over the feathers in the Native American's headdress may have secured an MS-64 grade for this premium quality coin. A rare coin in all Mint State grades, the 1910-S ranks sixth of 24 Indian half eagle issues in terms of total number of Uncirculated coins believed extant. Examples above the MS-62 level, as here, are particularly elusive and eagerly sought by advanced gold enthusiasts. PCGS Population: 2; 30 finer (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 8519. NGC ID: 28DM. Click here for certification details from PCGS.