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The availability of high field insert coils will extend the operating point of future NMR systems above the 1 GHz level. We report here on the continuing development of HTS insert coils fabricated with BSCCO-2212 surface coated (SC) superconductor in a tape form. In addition, we review a number of issues associated with the application of HTS superconductors to high resolution NMR. The latest conductor and coil test results to date are presented for a prototype layer wound magnet with a 52 mm bore. In order to accommodate the high stresses associated with high field operation, a nested set of coils is utilized. This coil set provided up to an additional 1.9Tesla central field while operating at 4.2 K in a 19 Tesla background field. B. Specrfc AimsThe purpose of the research presented here is to incrementally increase the state-of-the-art of the magnetic field strengths available for use in NMR spectroscopy magnets. Technical objectives include: (1) developing technology for fabricating surface coated BSCCO-22 12 HTS coils (2) demonstrating that the surface coated BSCCO-22 12 conductors will enable future fabrication of a full insert coil able to produce technologically useful field strengths and (3) developing appropriate joining, insulation and reinforcement techniques.