Looking for Bargains in a Tough Spot Gold $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagles
The Indian Head design that graced our quarter eagles from 1908 to 1929 remains something of a special image for collectors, as this is the first time that a coin’s elements were completely incuse – meaning the field was higher than any part of the overall design. Only the “D” mintmark of the branch facility at Denver stood up off the otherwise flat field of these coins. The artistry is the work of Mr. Bela Lyon Pratt, an accomplished artist who had worked with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and who basically considered Saint-Gaudens a mentor. The
