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The Indian Head gold pieces or Pratt-Bigelow gold coins were two separate coin series, identical in design, struck by the United States Mint: a two-and-a-half-dollar piece, or quarter eagle, and a five-dollar coin, or half eagle. The quarter eagle was struck from 1908 to 1915 and from 1925–1929.
The Indian Head eagle is a $10 gold piece or eagle that was struck by the United States Mint continuously from 1907 until ... half eagle ($5), and quarter eagle ($2.50).
By 1834, the gold in the half eagle had been worth more than its face value for several years. The Act of June 28, 1834 called for a reduction in the gold used. The weight of the coin was reduced to 8.36 grams, the diameter reduced to 22.5 mm, and the composition changed to .8992 gold and .1008 silver and copper.
1908 Indian Head quarter eagle. The "Indian Head" design and the similar half eagle piece were created by Boston sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt. The coin was a departure from other examples of American coinage because it had no raised edges, instead featuring a design sunk into the planchet.
This was the only year in which three-dollar gold pieces were struck in New Orleans. Half eagles ($5) Liberty head 1840–1847, 1851, 1854–1857, 1892–1894 Indian head 1909 (no image available) These coins were incused when minted; that is, the die pattern was pressed into the planchet. Eagles ($10) Liberty head
Half Dollar (Clad) 30.61 mm 11.34 g 1971–present Half Dollar (40% Ag) 30.6 mm 11.5 g 1965–1970, 1976(S) Half Dollar 30.6 mm 12.5 g 1796–1964 $50 American Gold Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1986–present $100 American Platinum Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1997–present $20 Double Eagle 34 mm 35 g 1849–1933 $25 American Palladium Eagle 34.036 mm 31.120 ...
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