Indian Head $5 Gold, Circulation Strikes (1908-1929)
Number of
Required Items
24
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
67.765
Possible Set Rating
In 1908 the transition was made from the long-lived $5 Liberty series (1839-1908) to the radically designed $5 Indian. Both the $5 and $2 1/2 Indian gold pieces were introduced in 1908, and both carried the incuse design, never seen before (or since) on a United States coin.
The $5 Indian series is filled with rarities. In fact, 15 of the 24 dates have a population of seven or less in MS65! Two of the 24 dates are unknown in MS65 or better, or at least uncertified. PCGS has graded well over 40,000 $5 Indians in all dates and grades, but barely 300 have qualified as MS65 or better. Key dates of the series in any mint state grade include the 1908-S, 1909-O, 1909-S, 1910-S, 1911-D, 1912-S, 1913-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, and 1929.
All-Time Finest (All Eras)
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jim ONeal Ultra Premier Set $5 Indians 2008 2009 2010 | 100.00% | 65.32 | R 66.04 | 66.04 | ||
| 2 | HALFDOME 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 65.31 | 65.85 | 65.85 | ||
| 3 | The Donald A. Kutz $5 Indian Collection | 100.00% | 65.00 | R 65.40 | 65.40 | ||
| 4 | Dr. Thaine B. Price | 100.00% | 64.99 | R 65.39 | 65.39 | ||
| 5 | Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Collection | 100.00% | 64.78 | R 64.94 | 64.94 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALFDOME 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 65.31 | 65.85 | 65.85 | ||
| 2 | Deer Grove Collection | 100.00% | 63.94 | 63.96 | 63.96 | ||
| 3 | GT Legacy | 100.00% | 62.30 | 62.30 | 62.30 | ||
| 4 | Quiver Collection | 100.00% | 59.97 | 59.97 | 59.97 | ||
| 5 | MDB's Indian $5 | 95.83% | 62.57 | 62.57 | 59.45 | ||
| 6 | Rafus | 100.00% | 58.45 | 58.45 | 58.45 | ||
| 7 | O'Branovich Collection | 100.00% | 57.85 | 57.85 | 57.85 | ||
| 8 | Stony Point Collection | 95.83% | 60.34 | 60.34 | 57.33 | ||
| 9 | Alzvette $5 Indian's by LDRC | 95.83% | 56.10 | 56.10 | 53.30 | ||
| 10 | Fairmont Collection - CBL Set | 83.33% | 63.02 | 63.02 | 51.68 | ||
| 11 | Ötzi | 87.50% | 65.49 | 65.87 | 51.38 | ||
| 12 | Full Five Indians | 87.50% | 58.44 | 58.44 | 47.92 | ||
| 13 | Hansin Collection Indian Head $5 Circ. Gold 1908/29 | 75.00% | 63.82 | 63.82 | 44.04 | ||
| 14 | Basileboy | 70.83% | 61.30 | 61.30 | 38.62 | ||
| 15 | Kaw-Liga’s Wampum | 54.17% | 63.60 | 63.60 | 36.25 | ||
| 16 | JHY | 70.83% | 54.79 | 54.79 | 33.97 | ||
| 17 | Sacks Collection | 70.83% | 57.45 | 57.45 | 31.60 | ||
| 18 | Tom's Indian Head $5 Gold | 45.83% | 60.47 | 60.47 | 28.42 | ||
| 19 | pasadenaoldhouse | 62.50% | 52.33 | 52.33 | 28.26 | ||
| 20 | rsh442 | 45.83% | 59.81 | 59.81 | 26.32 |