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1909-O $5 AU58 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:11,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1909-O $5 AU58 PCGS
<B>1909-O $5 AU58 PCGS.</B></I> With the lowest mintage of any Indian half eagle issue, a mere 34,200 pieces, the 1909-O is already a strong candidate to be a key. Its status as the final gold issue of the New Orleans Mint gives it additional resonance with numismatists, and in About Uncirculated grades, only the heavily melted 1929 trumps it in price.<BR> The AU58 example offered here displays rich, luminous orange-gold surfaces and slightly above-average detail. Only a touch of friction is visible on the portrait, and the overall visual appeal is strong. The fields are minimally marked, though small ticks are present on and near the Indian's face and a shallow circular depression is noted just above the curve of the eagle's left (facing) wing. PCGS has graded only 57 Mint State representatives (10/07).<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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