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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26718078, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>United States: 1925-D gold Indian Head quarter-eagle ($2.50)</b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS MS63. <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40587486" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40587486" rel="nofollow">Cert. #40587486</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/6158" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/6158" rel="nofollow">Numista-6158</a>, Krause-Mishler-128.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Mintage: 578,000.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Michael Swoveland, dba <a href="https://www.wnccoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wnccoins.com/" rel="nofollow">WNC Coins, LLC</a>, Asheville, NC, 21 February 2022. purchased in the slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This is a fairy typical midrange Mint State example of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_eagle#Indian_Head" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_eagle#Indian_Head" rel="nofollow">Indian quarter-eagle</a> designed by sculptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Pratt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Pratt" rel="nofollow">Bela Lyon Pratt</a>. Like the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/united-states-1911-gold-indian-head-half-eagle-5-00-reverse-struck-through-mint-error.421388/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/united-states-1911-gold-indian-head-half-eagle-5-00-reverse-struck-through-mint-error.421388/">$5.00 half-eagles</a> of the same design, this type featured </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">incuse </font></font><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">design elements which are sunken into the planchet rather than raised. As it goes with many innovative things, these coins were initially unpopular with some. In addition to criticism of the design, some members of the public were concerned that they would be unsanitary because the sunken design elements would trap dirt and thus spread germs! </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">In due time, however, Pratt's Indian coins got their due respect, and came to be recognized as part of the <a href="https://www.money.org/money-museum/virtual-exhibits-hom-case27/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.money.org/money-museum/virtual-exhibits-hom-case27/" rel="nofollow">Renaissance of American coinage</a> in the early part of the 20th century. They are popular with collectors. They are also popular with counterfeiters, so it is recommended to have them third-party certified.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The PCGS TrueView images of this coin were shot after certification, through the plastic of the slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1705972[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705976[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">060000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26718078, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]United States: 1925-D gold Indian Head quarter-eagle ($2.50)[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]PCGS MS63. [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40587486']Cert. #40587486[/URL]. [URL='https://en.numista.com/6158']Numista-6158[/URL], Krause-Mishler-128. Mintage: 578,000. Ex-Michael Swoveland, dba [URL='https://www.wnccoins.com/']WNC Coins, LLC[/URL], Asheville, NC, 21 February 2022. purchased in the slab. This is a fairy typical midrange Mint State example of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_eagle#Indian_Head']Indian quarter-eagle[/URL] designed by sculptor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Pratt']Bela Lyon Pratt[/URL]. Like the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/united-states-1911-gold-indian-head-half-eagle-5-00-reverse-struck-through-mint-error.421388/']$5.00 half-eagles[/URL] of the same design, this type featured [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]incuse [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]design elements which are sunken into the planchet rather than raised. As it goes with many innovative things, these coins were initially unpopular with some. In addition to criticism of the design, some members of the public were concerned that they would be unsanitary because the sunken design elements would trap dirt and thus spread germs! In due time, however, Pratt's Indian coins got their due respect, and came to be recognized as part of the [URL='https://www.money.org/money-museum/virtual-exhibits-hom-case27/']Renaissance of American coinage[/URL] in the early part of the 20th century. They are popular with collectors. They are also popular with counterfeiters, so it is recommended to have them third-party certified. The PCGS TrueView images of this coin were shot after certification, through the plastic of the slab. [ATTACH=full]1705972[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1705976[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ffffff]060000[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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