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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 8511 Coin Date: 1908-D Denomination (Short): $5 Denomination (Long): $5 Gold Desg: MS Mint Mark: D Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 148,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Five Dollar Gold Half Eagle Coinage Years: 1908-1929 Mint Location: Denver 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 1908-D Half Eagle is quite abundant and not overly valuable up to MS64 which is very unexciting. This is due to multiple hoards of the date coming up throughout the years but it is the gem examples of this issue that are eye popping. This date is nearly nonexistent in MS65 and especially finer than that. Only a handful of higher end gems can be found and barely ever see the auction block. PCGS #: 8511 NGC ID: 28DF
