1908-S Indian Half Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.，This beautiful Choice half eagle offers premium quality for the assigned grade and is nearly in the full Gem category. Satiny orange-gold surfaces are highly lustrous and there is a razor sharp strike throughout. There are some simply gorgeous 1908-S half eagles extant, indicating that contemporary numismatists set aside a fair number from this first year in the Indian series. However, the 1908-S is a low mintage issue with just 82,000 pieces produced, and in terms of total number of Uncirculated coins known it ranks among the top 10 rarest half eagles of this type. Most Mint State survivors are expertly produced with strong eye appeal, as here, and it is a very popular issue with advanced 20th century gold collectors.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Dr. Calvert L. Emmons Collection, September 1969, lot 1067. Lot tag included.，
