1915 Indian Head $2.50 Dollars Quarter Eagle Gold Coin...
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Date of authorization: Jan. 18, 1837 Dates of issue: 1908-1929 Designer: Bela Lyon Pratt Engraver: Charles Barber Diameter: 17.78 mm/0.70 inch Weight: 4.18 grams/0.13 ounce Metallic content: 90% gold, 10% copper Weight of pure silver: 3.76 grams/0.12 ounce Edge: Reeded Mint mark: Reverse lower left - Staff Augustus Saint-Gaudens was commissioned by President Roosevelt in 1905 to redesign the nation’s gold coinage. The famed sculptor began in earnest, preparing designs for the Indian Head $10 gold eagle and the $20 double eagle – but was not able to offer new designs for other gold coins before he died in 1907. That's when a young Boston sculptor and artist – Bela Lyon Pratt – entered the picture and the numismatic history books. A student of Saint-Gaudens at the Art Students League, Pratt also served as one of his assistants for a time. When Saint-Gaudens died, Pratt was given the assignment to complete the redesign efforts his mentor had started. Pratt's work can be seen in his Indian Head designs for the gold $2.50 quarter eagle coin and the gold $5 half eagle coin. The Indian Head design for both coins was introduced in 1908 and received mixed reviews. Some praised his boldness in stepping away from the allegorical Liberty concept and replacing it with an intense-looking Indian wearing a feathered headdress and facing left. The
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