Lot 3345
1908-S. With motto. PCGS graded MS-67. Beautiful, even gold toning on both sides, with hints of greenish highlights near the outer rims. Well struck and nearly as fresh as the day this coin was struck. Stunning in appearance and just plain beautiful. Collectors of this series will recognize this for what it is -- one of the finest examples of the date and one of the most-well balanced examples a collector is likely to encounter in the entire series. PCGS reports 7 at this level, with four finer (all at the MS-68 level). Of the millions upon millions of $10 Indians that were produced during the run from 1907 to 1933, this remains as one of the finest!
The With Motto variety was a reaction to President Teddy Roosevelt's removal of IN GOD WE TRUST from the back of the $10 gold pieces. Roosevelt's attempt at separating church and state (although it may not have been characterized as such at the time) was seen as a move toward a Godless society and the motto was returned to the coinage (only the Eagles and Double Eagles were affected) (PCGS # 886) Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000
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