Lot 2097
1911-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning. A nice example of this key date. Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this rare D-mint delivery: smoothly frosted surfaces, rolling natural toning effects, and boldly defined devices. There is nothing hesitant about this one. Moving along, we can gladly report a highly presentable strike on the mintmark, with boldness to the "D" only now and then found. All other areas are sharp as well. Two points where we see no compromises in the detail are the war bonnet's headband with its pattern of zigzag dots, and the feathers sticking out from the end of the same band above the Indian's ear.
1911-D is the key date in the 15 coin Indian head series. Indeed, Denver Mint struck only three dates within the series, 1914-D and 1925-D being the other two. The obverse portrays Brule Lakota Chief Hollow Horn Bear, who had taken part in Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade, March 4, 1905. The Chief died March 15, 1913, according to the notice in the April 1913 Numismatist, which misidentified him as the model for the 1899 $5 Silver Certificates. His true identity as Boston sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt's model for the 1908 Quarter Eagles and half eagles first came to light in an exhibit in the 1988 ANA Convention (PCGS # 7943) .
Estimated Value $9,500 - 10,000.
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