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Lovely 1915-S $5 Indian
1606
1916-S. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ.
CAC Approved
.
Softly struck mint mark as sometimes seen on this date
and mint. Nicely toned and quite frosty for the issue, with
nice surfaces for the grade assigned. Only 240,000 pieces
were struck and while this issue is known to exist in mint
state, a good many of the examples seen today came from
a hoard of approximately 200 pieces which surfaced, and
according to David Akers, none from that hoard exceeded
MS-63 quality. Half eagle production went silent after these
were released until 1929 when Indian half eagles were
again produced
(PCGS # 8532)
Estimated Value .................................... $1,500 - 1,600
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collec-
tion.
1604
1915. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ.
CAC Approved
.
Well struck with lovely
golden toning on both sides and a solid strike for this Philadelphia date
(PCGS # 8530)
Estimated Value...................................................................... $750 - 800
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collection.
1605
1915-S. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ.
CAC Approved
.
Well struck with lovely golden toning. This is one of the tougher dates to
find at all from this popular series, but thankfully for collecters sake there are a decent number of MS-63 coins available, finer coins
are downright expensive and rare, and PCGS has yet to grade a single example as MS-65 of this date and mint, although NGC has
graded one coin that high, but none finer. This coin offered is a premium example that boasts great luster and abundant eye ap-
peal, and is destined for an advanced collection of Indian half eagles.
Pop 44; 11 finer, 9 in 64, 2 in 64+ (PCGS # 8531)
Estimated Value................................................................................................................................................... $10,000-UP
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collection.