1915 GOLD INDIAN HEAD $5 GOLD COIN-RARE!!!!!!!!!!

1915 GOLD INDIAN HEAD $5 GOLD COIN-RARE!!!!!!!!!!

Start price	399.0 USD
Current price	399.0 USD
Start time	06/25/2008
End time	07/04/2008
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Hello Ebayers! You are bidding on a 1915 $5 Indian Head Gold Coin in VF-M condition. This coin is a family heirloom and has been protected from any outside elements. The National Collector's Mint's Tribute to the Rarest U.S. $5 Gold Coin. Heralding the last ever $5 Indian Head Gold Piece. Never, in the 75 years since it was last produced in 1929, has another $5 Gold Piece ever been struck for circulation! With its historic importance, scarce population and unique design, its no wonder that one 1929 $5 Gold Indian recently sold for $34,100! When President Theodore Roosevelt called for a new $5 gold coin design in 1908, few imagined the daring, innovative masterpiece that designer Bela Lyon Pratt would ultimately produce. Unlike every other U.S. coin design, Pratt's Indian Head is incuse meaning that the sculpted Indian is sunken into the surface of the coin, rather than being raised above it. Indian Head $5 gold pieces were minted annually from 1908 to 1915, when production was suspended for over a decade.   Design Specifications Designer      Bela Lyon Pratt Gross Weight      8.359 grams Net Weight      .24187 oz. pure gold Composition       .900 gold, .100 copper Diameter      21.6 mm, reeded edge Participating Mints Philadelphia      1908-1915, 1929