$2.5 Indian
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Description
Indian head pieces were introduced as an alternative to the popular liberty head gold coin. The $2.5 Indian gold coin is one of two coins designed by sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt. (The other being the $5 Indian gold coin) As with the $20 Saint-Gaudens gold piece, President Theodore Roosevelt played an important role in the design and revamping of this smaller gold coin.
Valuation
Indian head pieces were introduced as an alternative to the popular liberty head gold coin. The $2.5 Indian gold coin is one of two coins designed by sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt. (The other being the $5 Indian gold coin) As with the $20 Saint-Gaudens gold piece, President Theodore Roosevelt played an important role in the design and revamping of this smaller gold coin.
- COIN NAME
- $2.5 Indian
- DESIGNED BY
- Bela Lyon Pratt
- ISSUE DATE
- 1908-15; 1925-29
- COMPOSITION
- 90% gold, 10% copper
- DIAMETER
- 18 mm
- WEIGHT
- 4.18g
- EDGE
- Reeded
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