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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 8520 Coin Date: 1911 Denomination (Short): $5 Denomination (Long): $5 Gold Desg: MS Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 915,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Five Dollar Gold Half Eagle Coinage Years: 1908-1929 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 21.6 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 8.359 Weight (Ounces): 0.2688 Designer: Bella Lyon Pratt Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: The obverse bears the portrait of a Native American chieftain in formal headdress struck incuse with the words LIBERTY at the top and the date at the bottom. 13 stars frame the left and right sides: 6 at left and 7 on the right. Reverse Description: The traditional American eagle struck incuse in the center with the words, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at top, E PLURIBUS UNUM left of the eagle, and IN GOD WE TRUST to the right of the eagle. The denomination 5 DOLLARS struck below the eagle. General Notes: The 1911 Half Eagle is a fantastic type coin for this design for its affordability up to gem condition. Like mainly every other coin in the series when in gem condition it gets far more rare and valuable. Relative to the series though this issue is common all around. The 1908 is still seen far more often especially in the finest of grades but the 1911 is not too far off. PCGS #: 8520 NGC ID: 28DP
