1909-D $5 MS64+ Certification #82191279, PCGS #8514

This coin is virtually an MS65. We could easily have flipped it at the show. This piece is for someone VERY picky. We 100% stand by calling it superior to the majority of MS64/64+ you will ever see. Superior clean surfaces almost make MS65. The dreaded right reverse just has a little chop. The obverse is virtually all there. A glowing strong luster beams all over. The color is a brilliant gold. This coin has not been dipped or messed with. Its far superior to the lackluster "dirty" coins you more frequently see. There are NO discolorations on the highpoints. All of the details are sharply struck. The eye appeal is really VERY HIGH END-like the quality! PCGS 3562, NGC 3,066, CAC 638. PCGS has graded 157 pieces in MS64+. The last PCGS CAC piece to sale via auction brought $3,643.00 02/2023. The Collectors Universe value is $5,000.00. With the bigger pops you'd figure we'd see many nicer coins-NOT! CAC

David Akers (1975/88)

This issue is by far the most common of the series in Mint State. This is a "hoard" issue with several small to medium sized hoards of Uncirculated coins dispersed in the 1970's and 1980's. Locating a specimen in MS-63 or lower grade is no problem at all but in MS-64 and especially MS-65, this issue is much more difficult to find than most people realize. True gems are genuinely rare and superb (better than MS-65) quality examples are essentially unobtainable.

The 1909-D is usually well struck (as are most Denver Mint gold coins) and they are seen both satiny (uncommon) and with a "soft" frosty finish. The lustre for this issue is good to very good, much better than for the 1908-D. Color is wide ranging from coppery gold to greenish gold to bright yellow.