The largest of the fractional-weight silver for sale from the Golden State Mint (GSM) is the ½ oz silver round. These rounds typically feature historic US coin designs such as the Buffalo Nickel and the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Another of the famous designs from the early 20^th century is also available in the form of the Incuse Indian. The ½ oz GSM Incuse Indian Silver Round is currently available to you for purchase online from JM Bullion.

Round Highlights:

• Arrives in an individual protective flip or a tube of 20 rounds!
• Features the popular Incuse Indian design!
• Contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• The Native American tribal leader features on the round’s obverse.
• An American bald eagle is depicted on the round’s reverse.
• Original art by Bela Lyon Pratt.

The so-called Indian Head coinage from the United States had a complex coining history. The Indian Head Gold Eagle, a $10 (USD) coin, had a traditional depiction of Liberty wearing a Native American headdress. It was the Incuse Indian design of Bela Lyon Pratt on the Quarter Eagle ($2.50) and Half Eagle ($5) coins that featured an actual Native American figure rather than Liberty dressed as a Native American.

Pratt’s designs appeared on the Quarter Eagle and Half Eagle coin in separate design series. The Quarter Eagle was available from 1908 to 1915 and 1925 to 1929, while the Half Eagle was available from 1908 to 1916 and again in 1929. The coins were originally struck by the US Mint at the Denver Mint and Philadelphia Mint locations.

On the obverse of the ½ oz GSM Incuse Indian Silver Round is the design inspired by Pratt’s original. A Native American leader with full headdress is depicted in left-profile relief along with 15 stars and the word “Liberty.” The design set is incuse, meaning it is struck into the surface of the coin rather than sitting on the surface raised up.

The reverse of the ½ Incuse Indian Silver Round bears the image of the American bald eagle. This design is similar to Saint-Gaudens’ for the Indian Head Gold Eagle. It features the eagle sitting perched on a cluster of arrows wrapped in an olive branch. The phrase “E Pluribus Unum” is found on this side, along with the addition of “In God We Trust” which was not on the Indian Head Gold Eagle.

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