1912-S $10 MS(PCGS#8872)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4239

Grade

MS64

Price

8,540

Lot Description

This delightful eagle offers vivid reddish-rose iridescence on otherwise dominant medium orange-gold color. Both sides are sharply struck, and full satiny mint luster enhances the strong eye appeal. The level of surface preservation is truly outstanding for a survivor of this conditionally challenging issue, the typical Uncirculated survivor of which is in lower grades through MS-62. The 1912-S is actually one of the most difficult Indian eagles to locate in Choice and Gem Mint State. It is also one of the poorest produced issues in this series, the typical example excessively soft at the hair curls over Liberty's forehead and over the eagle's left wing. According to noted gold coinage expert David W. Akers (<em>A Handbook of 20th Century United States Gold Coins: 1907-1933</em>, 2008 revision), "Factoring overall appearance and eye appeal into the equation, the 1912-S emerges as one of the rarest issues in [the Indian eagle] series." This is an above average example with uncommonly sharp striking detail, intense mint luster and superior surface preservation that would do justice to an advanced cabinet.