2½ Dollars "Indian Head - Quarter Eagle"
Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1908-1929 |
| Value | 2½ Dollars (2.50 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) (.100 copper) |
| Weight | 4.18 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Incuse |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 6158 |
| References | PCGS# 7939-7953, 7957-7964 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , KM# 128 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). |
Obverse
Indian head capped with a war hat with Union stars around the rim and the date at the bottom
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY
B.L.P.
1909
Engraver: Bela Lyon Pratt
Reverse
An eagle on bundles with olive twigs with the denomination below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
E PLURIBUS UNUM
2 1/2 DOLLARS
Translation:
United States of America
In God We Trust
Out of Many, One
2 1/2 Dollars
Engraver: Bela Lyon Pratt
Edge
Reeded
Mints
| United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| D | United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date) |
Comments
The standard weight of this coin was 64½ grains.
This coin and the 5 dollar coin with the same design are the only incused coins in the United States. At the time, people didn't like the design and wrongly believed that they would carry germs. Few coins still exist with exceptional quality. Today, this design is recognized as an important step of the renewal in US minting and is more popular than the Liberty type.
These coins circulated in British Honduras (Belize) until 1933.
This coin and the 5 dollar coin with the same design are the only incused coins in the United States. At the time, people didn't like the design and wrongly believed that they would carry germs. Few coins still exist with exceptional quality. Today, this design is recognized as an important step of the renewal in US minting and is more popular than the Liberty type.
These coins circulated in British Honduras (Belize) until 1933.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1908 | 564 821 | $ 640 | $ 640 | $ 640 | 11% | ||||||||||
| 1908 | 236 | Proof | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1909 | 441 760 | $ 770 | 10% | ||||||||||||
| 1909 | 139 | Proof | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
| 1910 | 
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492 000 | $ 600 | $ 980 | $ 1600 | 10% | |||||||||
| 1910 | 682 | Proof | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1911 | 704 000 | $ 810 | $ 810 | $ 1000 | 14% | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 191 | Proof | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1911 D | Proof | 0.3% | |||||||||||||
| 1911 D | 55 680 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1912 |
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616 000 | $ 570 | $ 730 | $ 1300 | 12% | |||||||||
| 1912 | 197 | Proof | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1913 |
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722 000 | $ 570 | $ 610 | $ 680 | 15% | |||||||||
| 1913 | 165 | Proof | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1914 | 240 000 | $ 620 | $ 750 | $ 750 | 7% | ||||||||||
| 1914 | 117 | Proof | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1914 D | 448 000 | $ 730 | $ 730 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1915 |
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606 000 | $ 650 | $ 650 | $ 1100 | 15% | |||||||||
| 1915 | 100 | Proof | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1925 D | 578 000 | $ 710 | $ 790 | $ 840 | 13% | ||||||||||
| 1926 | 446 000 | $ 940 | 8% | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | 388 000 | $ 650 | 7% | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | 416 000 | $ 690 | $ 910 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 1929 | 532 000 | $ 770 | $ 770 | 8% | |||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 537.02
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Actual gold weight: 0.121 oz
Current gold price: 4439.98 USD/oz (see gold price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 165 Lot 1109 
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30 Aug 2025 | 1910 – PCGS# 7941 | XF |
USD 395.76
(EUR 341.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 101 Lot 201
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18 Nov 2023 | 1912 – PCGS# 7944 | XF |
USD 335.41
(EUR 289.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 112 Lot 165
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10 Feb 2024 | 1913 – PCGS# 7945 | AU |
USD 574.49
(EUR 495.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 98 Lot 207
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14 Oct 2023 | 1913 – PCGS# 7945 | AU |
USD 516.46
(EUR 445.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 1388
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27 May 2023 | 1913 – PCGS# 7945 | AU |
USD 569.85
(EUR 491.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 98 Lot 208
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14 Oct 2023 | 1913 – PCGS# 7945 | XF |
USD 406.21
(EUR 350.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 1389
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27 May 2023 | 1913 – PCGS# 7945 | XF |
USD 251.85
(EUR 217.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 182 Lot 2984
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6 Feb 2026 | 1915 – PCGS# 7948 | XF |
USD 638.32
(EUR 550.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 2575
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6 Dec 2025 | 1915 – PCGS# 7948 | XF |
USD 523.42
(EUR 451.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 119 Lot 138
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30 Mar 2024 | 1915 – PCGS# 7948 | XF |
USD 360.94
(EUR 311.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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