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New Indian $2.50 Post yours!

Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Thrilled with this new $2.50 Indian. Love the design. Post your favorite Indian $2.50 or $5.00

PF-67+ CAC Mintage 191, sandblast proof.

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  • GuzziSportGuzziSport Posts: 513 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Holy moly, that is a spectacularly beautiful coin and coin design. Sad that we can’t issue coins as beautiful as our early 20th century issues anymore.

  • stawickstawick Posts: 517 ✭✭✭✭

    This may be my favorite old gold design.
    This is the only 1 I own. Even tho I mostly gravitated to modern AGE, ASE, Buffalo proofs, this is a coin I always wanted.
    Bought from APMEX a few years ago, MS63, not as bright as the TV shows but still not too shabby.

    Been thinking about selling off the platinum proofs I stopped collecting, and buy a few more in this series. But the current gold price makes it bad timing right now. Would like perhaps to get a date series, '09, '10, '11, and '13 then have 5 dates. RCTV had a quad they were selling before the gold spike, but it doubled the '12 I already have.
    Its good to have goals (and aspirations).

  • stawickstawick Posts: 517 ✭✭✭✭

    Oh yeah, I set this coin (obverse) as my phone's home screen. B)

  • stawickstawick Posts: 517 ✭✭✭✭

    This is more accurate of the color (found a pic - source of my home screen).

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,378 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin but that isn't an Indian. ;)

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations on a great looking acquisition. When it comes to the sandblast Proofs, 1911 is my favorite year/color and texture.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • P0CKETCHANGEP0CKETCHANGE Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:
    Congratulations on a great looking acquisition. When it comes to the sandblast Proofs, 1911 is my favorite year/color and texture.

    That is an interesting comment. How do you find the texture and color differs among the years? I have read the texture depends on the fineness of the sand grains used, but didn’t consider that would differ noticeably. Are the color/texture differences significant enough that (in-hand) you could determine the year by only looking at the reverses?

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 8,124 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just fantastic, Eldo! A dream coin.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,276 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great coin and congrats. I had never seen one of these in person until this past week at the PCGS trade and grade show.

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  • Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 3, 2026 4:39PM

    Thanks Gents. To Feldini's point, this coin under a 10X looks like it was coated in fine gold beach sand.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Eldorado9 said:
    Thanks Gents. To Feldini's point, this coin under a 10X looks like it was coated in fine gold beach sand.

    I was unaware that you knew one of my old nick-names that some forum members used occasionally many years ago.😮

    😊

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  • DarrellDarrell Posts: 92 ✭✭✭

    I also just recently bought a coin from the same collection. I would post it but I have forgotten how to do it.
    The PCGS cert number is 82990824. A 1909 $5 PCGS 66+ cac.
    Maybe some one can post it for me.
    Thanks

  • DarrellDarrell Posts: 92 ✭✭✭

    That is it. Thanks and I love your 1911.

  • Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Darrell Thats a hell of a nice $5.00!

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 3, 2026 6:04PM

    @Darrell said:

    I also just recently bought a coin from the same collection. I would post it but I have forgotten how to do it.

    The PCGS cert number is 82990824. A 1909 $5 PCGS 66+ cac.
    Maybe some one can post it for me.
    Thanks

    That is it. Thanks and I love your 1911.

    Your gorgeous coin is a 1908, not 1909.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • DarrellDarrell Posts: 92 ✭✭✭

    Yes I made a typing error

  • Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lots of nice ones posted guys! I just love the design, including the $10.00 of course too!

  • justindanjustindan Posts: 892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @asheland said:
    Sandblast proof… That’s exceptional!

    I just got my example recently, in the last six months thanks to @justindan

    That is still to this day one of the best $2.5 Indians I've ever owned. Glad it ended up with a good friend!

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  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,598 ✭✭✭✭✭


    My first proof and I can’t understand why it’s a low 62 grade! Is this an older holder? Thinking of sending it in again looks perfect to me.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,300 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @justindan said:

    @asheland said:
    Sandblast proof… That’s exceptional!

    I just got my example recently, in the last six months thanks to @justindan

    That is still to this day one of the best $2.5 Indians I've ever owned. Glad it ended up with a good friend!

    Thank you, my friend! I’m very proud to own it! :)

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