Lot 1306
1908-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Lovely orange and gold toning. Well struck. A nice dusting of golden luster covers the surface of this First Year issue. The Indian type was the handiwork of several artists and mint engravers. Bela Lyon Pratt was the coin's designer. A pupil of the famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Pratt based his "standing eagle" motif on the reverse of his mentor's gold ten-dollar coin of 1907 (PCGS # 8511) .
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600.
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| Realized $1,955 |
