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<p>[QUOTE="WashQuartJesse, post: 3615489, member: 18323"]Hi William,</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve been assembling an Indian $2.50 gold quarter eagle set, which is a great example of a series being discontinued and later, resumed. This series ran from 1908-1929, but as QuintupleSovereign pointed out, there weren’t any 1916-1924 coins, produced. It’s common understanding that the discontinuation was due to the “war.” Many scholars/historians have covered this in depth, specifically, the discontinuation due to the Trading with the enemy act of 1917.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The production of $2.50 Indians resumed in 1925. I collect AU examples of this entire series, and it’s extremely evident that these post-war coins were less circulated than their predecessors. When these post-war examples were introduced, it’s my understanding that they typically wound up in the hands of collectors or holiday gift recipients. During the 1st part of this series, some relatively common-place circulation is said to have taken place, out West.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am collecting/assembling a slabbed <i>circulated </i>business strike set of this series. Given my constraints, it’s proven difficult to locate the “common” post-war coins in my desired grade. This could be due to a number of reasons, including, the lower value of these coins in relation to TPG certification costs. Still, it’s my opinion that these post-war coins <i>were, predominantly</i>, held as novelties/curios/collectibles (in the hands of the better-off) vs. “spending money” (in the hands of Joe Average). If this weren’t the case, the economic collapse of 1929 should have guaranteed a lesser availability of the vast number of uncirculated examples we see today. For those of you that are not familiar w/ this series, more certified gem uncirculated coins exist, than circulated examples. I remember GDJMSP describing a similar occurrence w/ Peace Dollars, years ago (these series overlap).</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m very anxious to post a complete collection of this series in my chosen circulated grade, but ironically enough, it’s the “common” 1929 example I CAN NOT locate. Anyone looking to purchase a graded MS example, will find many options available (in this and all post-war dates), granting them the type of selectivity I could only dream of in my chosen grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WashQuartJesse, post: 3615489, member: 18323"]Hi William, I’ve been assembling an Indian $2.50 gold quarter eagle set, which is a great example of a series being discontinued and later, resumed. This series ran from 1908-1929, but as QuintupleSovereign pointed out, there weren’t any 1916-1924 coins, produced. It’s common understanding that the discontinuation was due to the “war.” Many scholars/historians have covered this in depth, specifically, the discontinuation due to the Trading with the enemy act of 1917. The production of $2.50 Indians resumed in 1925. I collect AU examples of this entire series, and it’s extremely evident that these post-war coins were less circulated than their predecessors. When these post-war examples were introduced, it’s my understanding that they typically wound up in the hands of collectors or holiday gift recipients. During the 1st part of this series, some relatively common-place circulation is said to have taken place, out West. I am collecting/assembling a slabbed [I]circulated [/I]business strike set of this series. Given my constraints, it’s proven difficult to locate the “common” post-war coins in my desired grade. This could be due to a number of reasons, including, the lower value of these coins in relation to TPG certification costs. Still, it’s my opinion that these post-war coins [I]were, predominantly[/I], held as novelties/curios/collectibles (in the hands of the better-off) vs. “spending money” (in the hands of Joe Average). If this weren’t the case, the economic collapse of 1929 should have guaranteed a lesser availability of the vast number of uncirculated examples we see today. For those of you that are not familiar w/ this series, more certified gem uncirculated coins exist, than circulated examples. I remember GDJMSP describing a similar occurrence w/ Peace Dollars, years ago (these series overlap). I’m very anxious to post a complete collection of this series in my chosen circulated grade, but ironically enough, it’s the “common” 1929 example I CAN NOT locate. Anyone looking to purchase a graded MS example, will find many options available (in this and all post-war dates), granting them the type of selectivity I could only dream of in my chosen grade.[/QUOTE]
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