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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1111409, member: 26030&quot;]Just bought this last night for $373.&nbsp; I believe the gold melt value is around $171.&nbsp; It&#039;s my first B.L.Pratt Indian Head Gold coin.&nbsp; I always liked this design.&nbsp; I find it interesting that the total <b>series</b> mintage for the $2.5 coin is about half that of the $5 coin (7 million vs. 14 million).&nbsp; I was never sure why -- perhaps the mint thought the $2.5 coin would not circulate as well. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.mindstar.com/1914D_GQE.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Verdana">[SIZE=-1]Found this background information on the web:</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: gray"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: gray">Interestingly, there was great aversion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; to the coin when it was first minted, as the timid public initially&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; feared the novelty of the recessed images of the coin -- imagining&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; them to provide a sort of breeding ground for bacteria. The reluctance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; of Americans to retain the coin for any extended period of time&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; has had a lasting impact on the modern market for these coins,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; making it difficult to locate specimens in uncirculated condition.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; High grade gem uncirculated Indians are nearly impossible to find, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; are valued at several thousand dollars apiece.</span>[/SIZE]</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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