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1911-D Half Eagle Indian Head $5 Gold Coin #2081726

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1911-D Half Eagle Indian Head   $5 Gold Coin #2081726
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The half eagle was a United States coin produced from 1795 to 1929. Composed almost entirely of gold, it had a face value of five dollars. Its production was authorized by The Act of April 2, 1792, and it was the first gold coin minted by the United States. In 1908, the final type, designed by Bela Lyon Pratt, was first produced. The composition, weight, and diameter of the coin remained unchanged, but both the obverse and reverse were drastically altered. The new design matched the new quarter eagle design of the same date. These two series are unique in United States coinage because the design and inscriptions are stamped in incuse, rather than being raised from the surface, meaning that the flat surfaces are the highest points of the coin. The obverse depicted an Indian head wearing a feathered headdress. The reverse depicted a perched eagle with the inscriptions "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and "IN GOD WE TRUST". Production of the half eagle was suspended during World War I and not resumed until 1929, the final year of issue.

The $5 denomination has the distinction of being the only denomination for which coins were minted at all eight US mints. Prior to 1838 all half eagles were minted in Philadelphia because there were no other operating mints. In 1838, the Charlotte Mint, and the Dahlonega Mint produced half eagles of the Coronet type in their first years of operation, and would continue to mint half eagles until 1861, their last year of operation. The New Orleans Mint minted half ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1911</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:1911-D Half Eagle Indian Head $5 Gold Coin</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Gold</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Gold</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:ST. LOUIS, MO</td></tr>
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