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This item SOLD at 2008 Jan 10 @ 23:42UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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<B>1908 $5 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> After 68 years of production, the Liberty design was retired beginning in 1908. Its replacement was radically different in concept and layout, and came as quite a surprise to collectors at the time. The obverse featured a realistic portrait of an American Indian, and the design was sunken beneath the level of the fields--the half eagle and similarly designed quarter eagle being the first incuse relief designs in U.S. coinage. Undoubtedly, the new design caught the attention of both collectors and non-collectors throughout the country, and as a result quite a few 1908 half eagles were saved as the first of type. This is a splendid example that has fully defined features on each side. The mint luster is smooth and lightly frosted with even olive-golden patina. There are none of the usual surface distractions that this design type is so well known for. <BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Bela Lyon Pratt<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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Orange County Convention Center, North/South Building, 9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando, Florida, United States
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