USA 2.5 dollars Indian Head 1909

USA, Philadelphia
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Atributos de las Monedas

RegionUSA
Denomination2½ dollars
Krause numberKM# 128
MetalGold 0.900
thickness1.2 mm
diameter18 mm
weight4.18 g
Anverso:
coin obverse image
People
Star
Creators:
Bela Lyon Pratt (BLP)
LIBERTY
Reverso:
coin reverse image
Bird
Creators:
Bela Lyon Pratt (BLP)
2 1/2 DOLLARS
E PLURIBUS UNUM
IN GOD WE TRUST
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Introducción de monedas

In 1907, the Mint changed the way in which they produced gold proofs. Instead of the bright, brilliant finish of prior years, they sand-blasted the coins post strike. This led to a dark, matte finish which proved very unpopular. Due to the unpopularity of the matte finish, in 1909, the "Roman gold" process was instead used on proof gold coins. This produced a coin that was brighter and was a sort of mix between matte and brilliant proof. However, due to the fact that this was the second year of issue and also the unpopularity of the first year's finish, only 139 proofs were sold. This would prove to be the third lowest mintage of the series.Leer más