1914 $2.50 Indian Need Some Help
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Take a look at the reverse on the bar that runs from the tip of the wing to the first L in Dollars. It is not a mark, it appears to be a overlay of metal. If you know what is going on with this coin, please let me know. 
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I think that the coin was formerly mounted to a pin to make it into jewelry. They did a decent job of removing it, but it's not the type of thing that you can fully repair or reverse.
Thanks Bill.
It's worth gold melt only as former jewelry. My favorite coin design.
Agreed, former jewelry piece. You would be surprised, if you put this on ebay it will most likely go for more than melt. I've seen similar ones go for about $300 right now.
i picked up a couple of $2.50 junk gold for melt +5%. I could not figure it out why metal was being attached as I had never seen a $2.50 pin. It looks like whoever did the pin job used real gold and that was throwing me for a loop.
I 100% agree with @BillJones. He took the words right outta my mouth. An X jewelry piece, a pin or broach. Too bad too. A key date coin.
Yes, that is former jewelry... have seen a few of those. When I was working in the PNW I had a couple of employees bring me gold Indians that had solder on them. Gave them the sad news... One guy tried to remove it.... did really good, we had wicking copper for such things... but there was still a trace, much like the coin in the OP. Cheers, RickO