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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgan1878, post: 588183, member: 17869&quot;]I had forgotten about the $2 1/2..thanks for reminding me what a great coin this is..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I prefer the $2 1/2 design for the following reasons:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The incuse striking (below the surface) was a departure from all previous U.S. coinage. The designer gets serious points for originality in execution and pushing the envelope.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Indian (er..politically correct Native-American) on the $2 1/2 looks like a guy that can take care of business. The figure on the $10 coin looks like he might need some help in a serious scrimmage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The eagle on the $ 2 1/2 is definitely one of the better executed eagles.</p><p>This is a very fit, low body fat bird.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the things that interests me is the number of coins that featured native-american and frontier motifs around this period. Was it because as a people we started to realize that a way of life was dissapearing for the first inhabitants of our land? Were we feeling just a little bit guilty about our treatment of these people. Were these coins a way for us to pay tribute to the conquered frontier and the scattered tribes..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Among the folks back east who had never seen the frontier, there was a fascination about the far west and its mysteries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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