1909D United States Gold $5 coin. It is in very good condition. The coin depicts an indigenous American wearing a full headdress. From research, I don’t think the person depicted was someone famous at the time.
Wikipedia section on this design:
Indian Head
In 1908, the final type was first produced and designed by Bela Lyon Pratt. The composition, weight, and diameter of the coin remained unchanged, but both the obverse and reverse were
drastically altered. The new design matched the new quarter eagle design of the same date. These two series are unique in United States coinage because the design and inscriptions are stamped in incuse, rather than being raised from the surface, meaning that the flat surfaces are the highest points of the coin.
The obverse depicted a Native American head wearing a feathered headdress. The reverse depicted a perched eagle with the inscriptions "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and "IN GOD WE TRUST". Production of the half eagle was suspended during World War I and not resumed until 1929, the final year of issue.
Due to higher demand common date Indian Head half eagles tend to be worth slightly more than common date Liberty Head half eagles.
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Is this (coin pictured on left) an MS-60+ uncirculated condition coin? (US $5 Gold, 1909 D)
The photo brings out every little nick. The coins lived in an ancestor’s coin purse for ≈70 years before I put them into coin holders 45 years ago.
Also Wikipedia info on the design.
