1915-S Indian Eagle. MS-66 (PCGS).；One of the more difficult issues to find in high grade, especially so at this grade level. The surfaces display deep, swirling luster and feature classic yellow-gold patina. The strike is sharp as usually encountered for this issue. Only a couple of minute nicks can be found on both sides, none of which are distracting in the slightest. The mintage of 59,000 pieces was greatly reduced by the gold meltings of the 1930s. Perhaps 750 to 1,000 exist today -- one third of this number can claim a Mint State grade of those. At the Gem level or finer this is the sixth rarest date and mint in the series, and one of the more challenging issues to find in such a lofty state of preservation. There are a mere three grading events at the MS-66 level at PCGS, just one more at the MS-67 level. Even Gems are quite elusive as only five grading events are recorded at PCGS at the MS-65 level. This example is Condition Census quality and a spectacular coin for the connoisseur to acquire.
