1911-D Indian Head $2.50 Quarter Eagle

While still in the conceptualizing stage, the Indian Head Quarter Eagle design found favor with President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1908 it began regular production.

The Indian Head Quarter Eagle was unusual in that its main features were incused (i.e. indented into the coin), rather than raised above the surface, as all previous US coins were.

Without doubt, the key date is the 1911-D Indian Head Quarter Eagle, having a mintage of only 55,860 pieces. The next scarcest is the 1914, which saw a mintage of 240,117.

In 1911, the Denver Mint was preoccupied with the production of the Lincoln Cent for the first time. Other high demand denominations (e.g. the dime) consumed much of the remaining capacity, leaving little time for quarter eagle production.

The Indian Head Quarter Eagle was discontinued in 1929. It is one of the few US gold coin sets that a collector has a reasonable expectation of completing. The only really tough coin to acquire is the 1911-D, which explains why it sells for more than 10 times as much as any other member of the group. The 1911-D always has been and always will be the leader of the pack.





1911-D Indian Head $2.50 Quarter Eagle


Uncirculated 1911-D Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle
Coin Photos courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries






1911-D Quarter Eagle Value Trend Chart

1911-D Indian Head Quarter Eagle (XF-40 Condition)

The blue line in the chart above shows the percent increase in retail price of the 1911-D Indian Head Quarter Eagle in XF-40 condition. The red line shows the percent increase of the Rare Coin Values Index, which is comprised of 87 rare United States coins, carefully chosen to represent the spectrum of US numismatics. Both blue line and red line use Year 2000 as a baseline. The 1911-D Quarter Eagle has increased in value a little more than the Index. The 1911-D Quarter Eagle is one of the 87 coins in the Index. All Index data is updated monthly.


 

Members of the Rare Coin Values Index
Date Coin Type Grade Est. Retail Value Apr 2021
1793 Liberty Cap Left Half Cent G-4 4000
1802 2/0 Rev 1802 Draped Bust Half Cent G-4 850
1793 Chain AMERI. Flowing Hair Large Cent G-4 10000
1794 Starred Rev Liberty Cap Large Cent G-4 35000
1799 Draped Bust Large Cent G-4 4750
1856 Flying Eagle Cent G-4 6500
1877 Indian Head Cent G-4 600
1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent G-4 600
1914-D Lincoln Cent G-4 170
1922-D (No D) Lincoln Cent G-4 550
1864 Small Motto Two Cent F-12 375
1865 Three Cent Silver PF-65 1750
1884 Three Cent Nickel F-12 925
1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime G-4 1400
1797 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Half Dime G-4 1500
1800 Draped Bust, Large Eagle Half Dime G-4 1100
1865 Seated Liberty Half Dime G-4 300
1879 Shield Nickel VG-8 575
1885 Liberty Nickel VG-8 600
1913-S Type 2 Buffalo Nickel G-4 325
1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel G-4 775
1937-D 3 Legs Buffalo Nickel G-4 475
1796 Draped Bust Dime G-4 2750
1822 Capped Bust Dime G-4 2000
1871-CC Seated Liberty Dime G-4 3250
1895-O Barber Dime G-4 425
1916-D Mercury Dime VG-8 1400
1942/1-D Mercury Dime VG-8 425
1875-CC Twenty Cent G-4 250
1796 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Quarter G-4 11500
1804 Draped Bust, Large Eagle Quarter G-4 4000
1823 Capped Bust Quarter G-4 40000
1870-CC Seated Liberty Quarter G-4 9000
1896-S Barber Quarter G-4 725
1901-S Barber Quarter G-4 4750
1916 Standing Liberty Quarter G-4 2900
1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter G-4 1150
1923-S Standing Liberty Quarter G-4 300
1932-D Washington Quarter F-12 100
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar G-4 4500
1796 16 Stars Draped Bust Small Eagle Half Dollar G-4 40000
1815/12 Capped Bust Half Dollar G-4 1750
1836 Reed Edge Capped Bust Half Dollar G-4 1000
1870-CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar G-4 900
1892-O Barber Half Dollar G-4 300
1921-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar VG-8 350
1938-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar VG-8 60
1953-S Franklin Half Dollar MS-65 FBL 22000
1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar G-4 75000
1796 Draped Bust Small Eagle Silver Dollar G-4 1750
1801 Draped Bust Large Eagle Silver Dollar G-4 1000
1836 Gobrecht Dollar, Name on Base, Circ. Issue XF-40 12500
1873-CC Seated Liberty Dollar G-4 7500
1879 Trade Dollar PF-65 6350
1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar F-12 800
1893-S Morgan Silver Dollar F-12 3750
1895 Morgan Silver Dollar F-12 (PF Only) 35000
1928 Peace Dollar F-12 225
1849-C Cl. Wreath Type One Gold Dollar VF-20 1350
1855-D Type Two Gold Dollar VF-20 16750
1861-D Type Three Gold Dollar VF-20 33500
1796 No Stars Capped Bust $ 2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 64500
1808 Capped Draped Bust $2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 38500
1826 Capped Head $2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 9500
1838-C Classic Head $2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 3850
1848 CAL. Coronet $2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 35000
1856-D Coronet $2.50 Quarter Eagle F-12 9500
1911-D Indian Head $2.50 Quarter Eagle XF-40 3500
1854-D Indian Head Three Dollar F-12 22500
1795 Capped Bust Small Eagle $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 20000
1800 Capped Bust Large Eagle $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 4250
1808 Capped Draped Bust $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 3350
1821 Capped Head $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 32500
1833 Large Date Capped Head $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 16500
1834 Cross 4 Classic Head $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 1300
1861-D Coronet $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 20000
1870-CC Coronet $5.00 Half Eagle F-12 15000
1909-O Indian Head $5.00 Half Eagle XF-40 7250
1795 9 Leaves Capped Bust Small Eagle $10 Eagle F-12 83500
1804 Capped Bust Large Eagle $10 Eagle F-12 20000
1841-O Coronet $10 Eagle F-12 6000
1879-CC Coronet $10 Eagle F-12 11250
1911-D Indian Head $10 Eagle XF-40 2100
1930-S Indian Head $10 Eagle XF-40 31250
1859-O Coronet $20 Double Eagle VF-20 16500
1907 Wire Rim St-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle XF-40 9950
1921 St-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle XF-40 45000


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