$2.50 Gold Indian Coin

Quite possibly one of our favorite coins!

The quarter eagle design is unique in American coinage in having incuse (engraved, as opposed to bas-relief) designs.The obverse features the head of a Native American man, wearing a headdress and facing left. The designer's initials, BLP, are found just above the date. The reverse features a standing eagle on a bunch of arrows, its left talon holding an olive branch in place. The mint mark is found to the left of the arrowheads.

Specifications:

Size: 0.1209 Ounces
Denomination: 2 1/2 Dollars
Gross Weight: 4.18 grams, 0.1344 oz. Troy
Actual Gold Weight: 3.76 grams, 0.1209 oz. Troy
Fineness/Composition: .900 Gold, 21.6 Karat
Diameter: 18.00 MM, 0.7086 Inches

Very limited quantities, released in 1908, time has passed for these coins to become considerably worn or lost from circulation completely, as so often happens with especially small coins. There will never be more of these coins than there are today, so if adding a $2.50 Gold Indian, sometimes called a Gold Quarter Eagle, to your collection is important to you, we recommend you order now.