1909 O INDIAN HEAD HALF EAGLE COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET PROOF VALUE 9.95

Description

1909 O INDIAN HEAD HALF EAGLE COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET PROOF VALUE 9.95
Celebrating the unique incuse design of the Indian Head Half Eagle
Brilliantly layered in 24k gold
Featuring a stunning Reverse Proof finish
Details
Limitation:
9999 complete collections
Weight:
54 g
Material (details):
Cu, layered in 24k gold
Issue year:
2017
Diameter:
50 mm
Obverse:
1909-O Indian Head Half Eagle
Reverse:
American Buffalo
Finish:
Gold-layered
Material:
Copper
Quality:
Proof
1909 O INDIAN HEAD HALF EAGLE COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET PROOF
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that American gold coins lacked artistic merit and needed a new look.
Roosevelt chose master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign the Eagle and the Double Eagle.
Bela Lyon Pratt, a student of Saint-Gaudens, was chosen to design the new Quarter and Half Eagles.
One of the few U.S. coin designs not featuring Lady Liberty,
Bela Lyon Pratt's Indian Head design caused a major stir when it began circulating in 1908.
Besides depicting an Indian brave instead
of Liberty,
the coins also featured a rare incuse design where the images and legends sink below the surface of the coin, rather than rising above it.
Today, Pratt's Indian Head design is considered an important aspect of the early 20th Century renaissance of American coinage.