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$5 Gold
R
ECENTLY
G
RADED
1929 $5 I
NDIAN
1306
1929
.
PCGS graded MS-64
. First time ever graded for
this particular coin. A nice frosty example from an old time
collection that offers strong mint luster, a good strike for
this issue, and outstanding surfaces. Noitce that the lowest
feather on the headdress shows the expected and diagnos-
tic softness in the strike but does show the finer details bet-
ter than many of this issue. The fields and devices are satin
smooth and well preserved, keeping the eye appeal high
and the desirability factor strong.
The majority of this issue show considerably more signs of
handling, and of those seen few exceed the quality of this
example. Perhaps 700-900 are known in all grades of this
final year of issue of the Indian half eagle. Furthermore, it
is interesting to note that no half eagles were produced
after 1916, then the 1929 half eagles were struck, and
these ended up being the last year of issue. Struck during
the historic stock market bubble and crash that swept the
nation (and world) as 1929 came to a close. Popular key
date. A flashy coin.
Pop 109; 18 finer, 8 in 64+, 10 in
65.
(
PCGS # 8533
)
Estimated Value .................................... $40,000 - 45,000
Enlargement
N
EWLY
G
RADED
1929 $5 I
NDIAN
1307
1929
.
PCGS graded MS-62. PQ.
CAC APPROVED
. A
nice frosty example that offers the collector a true mint
state coin that shows full mint fresh luster and a decent
strike. Rarely is this date found at all, and most of the
known survivors are in the MS-60 to MS-62 grade range.
The strike is characteristically soft on the lowest headdress
feather and the often seen low area through STATES OF is
present on the upper reverse. Half eagle production came
to a sudden and probably unexpected halt in 1916 when
San Francisco finished stirking their coins in that year, pro-
duction would remain halted at all mints until these 1929
coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which as events
unfolded would become the final year of production for the
Indian half eagle. Recently graded for the first time. Mostly
untoned and frosty. (
PCGS # 8533
)
Estimated Value .....................................$30,000 - 33,000
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