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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4917759, member: 101855&quot;]I agree, but the $5 Indian is actually a very scarce coin in strict Mint State, even for the common dates. The reason is the design, with the fields as the highest part of the coin, is very prone to picking up marks and circulation friction. The Indian&#039;s cheekbone and the top of the eagle&#039;s wing also picked up a rub very easily.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems like the grading services have to &quot;produce&quot; some Mint State examples of these coins given that the actual Mint State pieces are tough to find. When I was young collector in the 1960s, the $5 Indian was the one coin in the eight piece gold type set I found to be the most difficult to find in Uncirculated. As it is now, coins were called &quot;Uncirculated&quot; when they were not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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