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1912-S 5$ Indian Half Eagle (PCGS) Tough to grade these from just a pic, care to take a shot? Will post grade later.. -Thanks for looking.. ![1912-S-5$-Indian-Half-Eagle-PCGS-[grade-Posted]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/tug16/1912-S-5-2000x1000_zps5d386a53.jpg~original) PCGS XF45 -Thanks everyone!  ![1912-S-5$-Indian-Half-Eagle-PCGS-[grade-Posted]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/tug16/1024%20x%20512/1912-S-5-lbl-sig--1024x512_zpsdc0dbd55.jpg~original) From PCGS Coinfacts (David Akers): ..The $5 1912-S is one of the most poorly made, if not the absolute most poorly made,
gold issues of the 20th century. The Mint had serious die problems for this isssue
and nearly all specimens have a nearly invisible, amorphous mintmark and below-average lustre.
In addition, the dies usually show signs of deterioration near the rims and the overall result
is not very pleasing to the eye. The only positive thing one can say is that the color of a
typical 1912-S is usually quite good, light to medium orange gold being the most common,
although rich yellow gold examples exist as well. Note: On a very, very few specimens,
the mintmark is sharp and well defined and the strike and lustre are very good,
almost up to the standards of the 1909-S and 1910-S, if not the 1908-S.Edited by Night-Hawk
11/18/2014 1:24 pm
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Interesting! I don't grade a lot of gold, but my guess is 53. Based on the description you listed, I'm guessing it's higher than that. Very interested to see the results - thanks for sharing!
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll take a shot at AU53. nlp
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I'll take AU-50 for $500, Alex.
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AU50.
Though series to grade.
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I was quite accurate, but a bit conservative, like I always am when it comes to numismatics.
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Hm, interesting! What do you think of the grade, Night-Hawk?
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I'm ok with the EF-45 grade, it's my photography skills I'm concerned about. Every time I take a pic of this one it looks like a different coin.. ![1912-S-5$-Indian-Half-Eagle-PCGS-[grade-Posted]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/tug16/12-S-2_zps3781cb3d.jpg~original) Edited by Night-Hawk
11/26/2014 03:17 am
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