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Minor dullness on the highest points of the design but still a nice mixture of greenish gold to orange gold color. The key date in the 15-coin Indian

Frosty with natural gold patina.

(PCI graded Mint State 63.) Lustrous and well struck, with only a few areas not showing quite 100% crispness of detail.

Or perhaps a little finer, but not quite up to MS64 caliber as measured by the PCI grading service, in whose holder this coin appears. Dullish high po

Students of the Indian $2.50 series know the difficulties in grading Mint State specimens. Sometimes a point or two difference in the numerical grade

Light hairlines from cleaning. Popular date because it is affordable and easy to resell, this is a lustrous well struck specimen with localized areas

The fields on this well preserved early No Motto half eagle are somewhat prooflike, with typical die polish lines. Light abraded, and moderate weaknes

Bright glittering gold color with oceans of mint frost and minimal signs of abrasions.

Bright golden color.

So close to Mint State that many will want to acquire it as one in order to improve their date and mintmark set of these interesting Indian $5 pieces.

Satiny throughout and well struck by the dies, as indicated by the outer feather ends which still show their delicate features (on poorly struck speci

This well struck example has usual bagmarks and coin-to-coin abrasions. Deep golden orange luster.

An especially pleasing example that, unlike most, has relatively few surface abrasions from its few years spent in circulation. The strike is also sha

Here we see extensive detail in the stars (unusual) and throughout the major devices, with clear hair definition on Liberty, for instance. Luster occu

Extensive circulation abrasions including several on the face, in line with others from this early period. The issues struck prior to the Civil War te

Well struck and lustrous, with a few scattered abrasions on the cheek and in the fields. First year of the $20 denomination and always popular with da

Though this double eagle is extensively bagmarked, it does exhibit plenty of original luster in the fields and throughout the devices.

About 80% mint frost remains on this well preserved 1873 Type 2; scattered bagmarks, as always.

Scattered abrasions in the field, but the portrait is smoother than average; lustrous and mostly well struck save for some of the very central regions

Two nick on the forward part of the neck; scattered light abrasions elsewhere amenable to this grade. Frosty with coppery golden toning.