$5 Indian XF – Five (5) pieces

Description

$5 Indian XF (extra fine) – Five (5) pieces – 1.2094 troy oz total gold content
Our favorite US coin, the $5 half eagle, is identical in design to the $2.50 quarter eagle, the only US coins to feature a recessed design. They were also the last $2.50 and $5 US gold coins struck for circulation. Similar in size to a nickel, the $5 Indian’s obverse features the left facing profile of Native American man, wearing a headdress, circled by the word LIBERTY, 13 stars, the date, and just above the date, the designer’s initials, BLP (Bela Lyon Pratt). The reverse features a standing eagle on a bunch of arrows, its left talon holding an olive branch in place and the words E PLURIBUS UNUM and IN GOD WE TRUST, as well as UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and FIVE DOLLARS. The mint mark is found to the left of the arrowheads. The $5 Indian’s production was suspended during World War 1 and not resumed until 1929, the final year. The 1929 were not widely circulated and with the gold recall of 1933, most 1929s were turned in and melted.

$5 Gold Indian Head (half eagle):
Year: 1908-1916, 1929
Mint Marks: none (Philadelphia), D (Denver), O (New Orleans), S (San Francisco)
Denomination: $5
Manufacturer: U.S. Mint
Coin Weight: 8.359 grams
Gold Content 0.2419 troy oz per coin
Purity .900
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Diameter: 21.6 mm
Grade: XF (extra fine)