Description
The $5 Gold Indian Head has one of the most unique designs United States coinage because the design and inscriptions are stamped in incuse, rather than being raised from the surface. Unlike coins with raised images, the flat surfaces are the highest points of the coin.
The obverse depicts a Native American head wearing a feathered headdress.
The reverse depicts 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.
It was designed by Bela Pratt.
The coin contains .2419 troy ounces of gold.
The George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar is a commemorative coin that was issued by the United States Mint in 1982 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar was the first modern United States commemorative coin. The coin’s face value is $.50. It has a total mass of 12.50 grams and a diameter of 30.6 mm. The Washington half has a reeded edge and is comprised of 90% gold and 10% copper.
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