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PCGS Number: 8539
Coin Date: 1908
Denomination (Short): $5
Denomination (Long): $5 Gold
Desg: PR
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 167
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Indian head gold half eagle
Coinage Years: 1908-1929
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 21.6
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 8.359
Weight (Ounces): 0.24187
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 2 1/2 DOLLARS struck below the eagle.
General Notes: The first year of issue from a mintage of just 167 the 1908 matte proof Indian Half Eagle is an exceptionally rare coin with unique, pristine surfaces. Like other gold proofs of this time the surfaces were dull but the detail was as crisp as could be. Another fact coming from its late proof gold manufacturing is that these coins are only usually collected in grades 60 through 70 in today’s market. PR64 through PR66 are the most popular collector grades with anything finer being a highly desired major rarity
NGC ID: 2.80E+04

1908 $5

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AU55	$7,500.00
AU58	$8,750.00
PR60	$10,600.00
PR61	$11,900.00
PR62	$14,400.00
PR63	$21,600.00
PR64	$28,800.00
PR65	$55,200.00
PR66	$89,800.00
PR67	$110,400.00
AU55 CAC	$9,000.00
AU58 CAC	$10,500.00
PR60 CAC	$12,200.00
PR61 CAC	$13,700.00
PR62 CAC	$17,300.00
PR63 CAC	$25,900.00
PR64 CAC	$34,600.00
PR65 CAC	$66,200.00
PR66 CAC	$108,000.00
PR67 CAC	$156,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS. JD-1, R.4.	66	$73,200	08/14/24
	$5 1908 PCGS PR66 CAC	66	$94,000	09/02/21
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$84,000	02/20/20
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS. JD-1, R.4.	66	$52,800	01/09/20
	$5 1908 PCGS PR66 CAC	66	$91,062	03/21/19
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-66 (PCGS). CAC.	66	$96,000	08/16/18
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-66 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	66	$88,125	08/12/16
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS.	66	$55,812	11/03/13
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS.	66	$43,125	08/15/10
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS.	66	$60,375	01/12/08
	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS. Proofs of this first-year Indian Head half eagle display a dark, matte finish. Concerning this distincti	66	$48,875	01/06/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1908 $5	66	$39,100	03/14/06
American Numismatic Rarities	1908 $5	66	$27,600	01/10/05
HA	1908 $5 PR66 PCGS. Absolutely stunning quality in a matte	66	$31,050	07/21/04
HA	1908 $5	66	$25,000	11/27/01
HA	1908 $5	66	$22,000	07/30/94
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-65 (PCGS).	65	$38,400	06/22/18
	1908 $5 PR65 PCGS.	65	$40,800	03/29/18
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.	65	$49,938	10/31/14
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.	65	$67,562	11/15/12
HA	1908 $5 PR65 PCGS.	65	$21,965	03/25/05
HA	1908 $5 PR65 PCGS.	65	$32,200	11/06/04
HA	1908 $5	65	$18,688	11/15/01
HA	1908 $5	65	$22,000	08/19/95
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$37,600	03/31/17
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-64 (PCGS).	64	$18,800	10/02/15
Superior	1908 $5	64	$31,050	05/28/06
HA	1908 $5	64	$8,635	06/03/94
HA	1908 $5	64	$8,525	04/22/94
HA	1908 $5	64	$8,800	03/04/94
HA	1908 $5	64	$8,910	02/02/94
HA	1908 $5	64	$9,460	10/22/93
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-63 (PCGS).	63	$14,100	11/03/16
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	63	$11,500	05/28/06
	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-67+ (PCGS). CAC.	67	$179,481	08/15/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	61	$6,612	09/20/05
Superior	1908 $5	61	$4,600	05/30/04
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. JD-1, R.4.	67	$60,000	01/20/21
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. JD-1, R.4.	67	$57,600	06/04/20
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. JD-1.	67	$66,000	06/06/19
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$54,344	09/06/14
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$51,750	07/10/11
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$41,688	05/02/10
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$43,125	03/31/09
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$45,942	01/11/09
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. There were few proof gold collectors in 1908. Only 167 proof half eagles were struck, an increase from th	67	$48,875	01/06/07
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. First year of issue for the European-inspired matte finish, which had previously been used by the Mint on	67	$52,325	04/29/06
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC.	67	$35,650	02/26/05
HA	1908 $5 PR67 NGC. According to Charles E. Green (1936)	67	$47,150	01/10/04
HA	1908 $5	67	$30,475	08/05/00
HA	1908 $5 PR66 NGC.	66	$35,250	01/11/16
Stacks Bowers	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$51,773	08/15/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	66	$39,100	06/02/13
HA	1908 $5 PR66 NGC.	66	$35,938	01/08/12
Stacks Bowers	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$42,981	08/18/11
Stacks Bowers	1908 $5	66	$37,375	05/21/10
Stacks Bowers	1908 $5	66	$43,700	07/30/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	66	$48,300	05/25/08
HA	1908 $5 PR66 NGC. CAC.	66	$41,689	02/16/08
Superior	1908 $5	66	$27,600	01/11/05
Superior	1908 $5	66	$26,450	09/14/03
HA	1908 $5	66	$39,100	09/26/98
HA	1908 $5 PR64 NGC. CAC.	64	$39,950	04/26/15
Stacks Bowers	1908 Indian Half Eagle. Proof-64 (NGC). CAC. OH.	64	$35,132	08/09/12
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	64	$17,250	02/10/08
HA	1908 $5 PR64 NGC.	64	$14,950	08/12/07
HA	1908 $5 PR64 NGC. The year 1908 marked the beginning of the Mint's experimentation with differing finishes for proof gold c	64	$14,950	05/12/07
HA	1908 $5 PR65 NGC.	65	$34,500	02/06/11
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1908 $5 NGC Proof 65	65	$19,550	07/21/04
HA	1908 $5 PR65 NGC. Undoubtedly, the Mint did not expect the	65	$18,400	02/23/02
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1908 $5	62	$8,912	02/05/06
HA	1908 $5	63	$8,510	11/15/01

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