United States 1908 2-1/2 dollars
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This type was issued 1908-15 and 1925-29 to replace the Coronet Head quarter eagle introduced during the Martin Van Buren administration. The only branch mint issues are 1911-D, 1914-D and 1925-D and the 1911-D is the only rare date. San Francisco did not mint this type altho it did strike the Panama-Pacific 2½ dollars. People had become accustomed to paper money by the early twentieth century and gold coins circulated little. This type is more often seen with signs of jewelry use than circulation.
Recorded Mintage: 564,821 plus 236 proofs.
Specification: 4.18 g, 0.900 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, designed by Bela Lyon Pratt.
Catalog reference: Fr-120, KM 128.
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