A very SCARCE early date with Motto half eagle. Medium, original yellow gold surfaces are imbued with pale orange highlights in protected areas of the design. Strike is soft with wide flat rims as is typical of San Francisco issues of this era. Unknown in Mint State, with less than 100 thought to have survived from a mintage of 29,000. PCGS 10, NGC 7. The Collectors Universe Price Guide lists the value as $2,100. No recent auction sales; the last auction record for the grade was in 2015. More recently an NGC XF45 sold for $2,520 in February 2020. A neat opportunity for the collector of $5 gold. Cert. Number 2606885-005 PCGS # 8314