1909-S $5 OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8516
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 297,200
Proofs: 0
Designer: Bela Lyon Pratt
Diameter: 21.6 millimeters
Metal Content:
Gold - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 129 grains (8.24
grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S" (for San
Francisco) left of the arrowheads on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7308, illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 538, illustrated, not sold
About Uncirculated. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1791,
not plated, sold for $345.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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