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1910 $2.50 Indian

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
1910 $2.50 Indian
<Our item number 86179><B>1910 &#36;2.50 Indian.</B> <B>NGC graded MS-65.</B> A frosty gem. Lustrous satiny golden surfaces with this degree of perfection are nearly impossible to find on the Indian &#36;2.50 gold series. Nearly full ruffled front and headdress details on the sharp-featured Indian. A truly beautiful gem specimen of a popular Philadelphia mint issue from our Gold Standard days when actual circulating gold coins kept the banks and the government on a short leash, allowing them little leeway when inflating the money supply.<B> NGC reports 82 at this level with 6 in MS-66 as finest graded</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 7941&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>To give readers an idea of just how much money &#36;2.50 in gold was back in 1910, we can point to the Ford Motor Company, America&#39;s biggest corporation in terms of labor force. At the time, the average assembly line worker received &#36;2.43 per day in wages. And that was for a 10-hour workday.<BR><BR>Four years after this Indian quarter eagle was struck, Ford crea ted a furor in labor-management circles when, in 1914, he unilaterally raised his worker&#39;s pay to &#36;5 a day and reduced the hours to 8 hours per day! Now who among you can afford to put aside a full days&#39; labor into a single for-circulation coin? And remember, this was 1910, at a time when coin collecting, and the prospects for a rise in the value of such coins, was nil?<BR><BR>Ford figured that a well-paid workforce would become his best car buyers, which turned out to be true &#40;By 1924, the price of a new Ford Model-T was &#36;290.00.&#41;. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;7,000-8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86179<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/32jpegs/086179.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/32jpegs/086179N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:glenn@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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