In an exciting find during the 2010s, Pre-33 US Gold Coins stored in foreign vaults were recovered and repatriated to the US, forming what is now called the Fairmont Collection. Among these overseas finds was the distinctive Indian Gold Half Eagle denomination, which has become one of the most sought-after Pre-33 Gold Coins. Now, 1908-S $5 Indian Gold Half Eagle Coins are available online at JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

Coins arrive in a protective plastic slab!
1st year of release for the Indian Gold Half Eagle!
Declared mintage of only 82,000 coins at San Francisco!
Part of the Fairmont Collection!
Limited availability of certified coins!
Contains .242 Troy oz of actual gold content.
Issued a face value of $5 (USD) by the United States.
Bears a Grade of About Uncirculated 58 from the Professional Coin Grading Service.
The obverse offers a portrait of an indigenous figure.
On the reverse is the American bald eagle.
Comes with an S mint mark from the San Francisco Mint.

The obverse of the 1908-S Indian Gold Half Eagle comes with a depiction of an indigenous figure. Pratt’s portrait shows the figure in left-profile relief with a feathered headdress. The designs on each side are incuse struck, meaning the visuals are struck into the surface of the coin rather than engraved in raised relief.

The reverse side of the 1908-S $5 Indian Half Eagle Coin displays an American bald eagle. Pratt’s reverse design shows the eagle at rest with its wings at its side in left-profile relief, perched upon a sheaf of arrows wrapped in an olive branch of peace.

1908 was the debut year for the distinctive Indian Half Eagle. The nation’s first coin with an indigenous figure on the obverse and its first-ever incuse design, the Indian Half Eagle was produced at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco in 1908. These 1908-S Indian Half Eagles boast the third-lowest single release in program history behind the 1909-O Indian Half Eagle (34,200) and the 1911-D Indian Half Eagle (72,500).

These 1908-S $5 Indian Gold Half Eagle Coins are About Uncirculated 58 coins. With the highest AU grade, the coins showcase only trace friction and possess medium or even near-full luster.

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1908-S $5 Indian Gold Half Eagle Coin PCGS AU58 (Fairmont Collection)