1908-1929 Indian Half Eagles
The 1911-D Indian Head Half Eagle (Buy on eBay) is considered to be another key date of the series, particularly in uncirculated condition. The coin carries a slight premium above other dates in low circulated grades, but in higher grades it emerges as one of the most elusive coins of the series. A total of […]
The Philadelphia Mint struck Proof Indian Head Half Eagles (Buy on eBay) for collectors from 1908 to 1915. The highest Proof mintage occurred in 1910 when 250 pieces were produced. The lowest mintage occurred in 1915 when only 75 pieces were produced. During the short production history, the Mint experimented with several different Proof finishes, […]
The Indian Half Eagle mintages range from a low of 34,200 to a high of 3,423,560. The denomination was minted at three different branch Mints with 5 years of production at the Denver Mint, one year of production at the New Orleans Mint, and nine years of production at the San Francisco Mint. Coins were […]
The Indian Half Eagles are struck in a composition of 90% gold and 10% copper, with a weight of 8.36 grams and diameter of 21.6 mm. All coins have a reeded edge, but the rim of the coin is not raised. This caused many coins to acquire contact marks from handing, which makes locating pristine […]