Collecting Indian Head Quarter Eagles And Half Eagles
Indian Head $2.50 (Quarter-Eagle) and $5.00 (Half Eagle) gold coins are among the most beautiful gold coins the U.S. Mint ever created. They also make great investments and are popular with numismatists.
They also are known as "incuse" coins -- the design dips INTO the coin rather than popping off the surface, like most other coins.
Here are a few interesting points you can learn in the video:
- Theodore Roosevelt wanted a redesign of our coinage, leading to the Indian Head gold coins.
- Rumors about the incuse design keeping dirt and germs made the coins unpopular with the public.
- There are few "key" (scarce and expensive) dates in the Indian quarter and half eagle series, making it relatively "easy" to complete a series collection of either design.
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