Lot 4451
1909-O $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-64 PQ. Housed in NGC holder, serial number 3151782-005. Well struck in honey color gold. A Premium Quality example for the grade. The key coin in the series. One of the finest known and a candidate for an upgrade. Only 34,200 struck. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of natural patina from its sojourn through 99 years of American history! The satiny luster, rather than whipping and tossing in the frosty frivolity seen on the Liberty head half eagles, displays alternate shades of sedate, persuasive satin to velvety smooth finish, between lighter and darker shades as the toning exposes the underlying surface under direct light. The grade explains in part this coin's superiority: far in advance of other 1909-O Indian fives as the luster goes, so too are the designs. The designs (or devices if you will), are boldly struck in all areas with pinpoint detailing an the mintmark, the headdress feathers, and throughout the eagle and its claws. When bidding begins, those who are not bidding should watch closely those who are (not to make them self-conscious, you understand). Watch them squirm a little in their chairs as the bidding rises and the tempo of bidding increases, watch their foreheads grow beady with sweat (or is that a spreading gray at the temples?) when the understanding dawns that unless a bold courageous bid is given to the auctioneer, all will be for naught. Pop 14; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 8515) .
Estimated Value $150,000 - 175,000.
Ohringer Family Trust Holdings.
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