Reverse of a 1929 Indian Head quarter eagle — the example exhibited at the Bode-Museum, Berlin; the FLOAT constituent is priced on a PCGS MS66. The date sits on the obverse; 1929 quarter eagles were struck only at Philadelphia and no mintmark appears on this reverse, consistent with the issue. — Photo: Daderot; Bode-Museum, Berlin (public domain)

1929 Indian Head Quarter Eagle (Last Year)

Maker: U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
Year: 1929
Rank: 79 of 100

1929 Indian Head Quarter Eagle (Last Year)

1929 Indian Head Quarter Eagle (Last Year) by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1929) is ranked 79 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $54,625 in March 2010. The last year of U.S. quarter eagle coinage and a conditionally scarce final-year type representative of the incuse Indian design.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The last year of U.S. quarter eagle coinage and a conditionally scarce final-year type representative of the incuse Indian design.

$2.50 gold, Indian Head, final-year issue, PCGS MS66

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure: $54,625
Kind: Realized at auction
Date: March 2010

Heritage Auctions, March 2010. 1929 Indian quarter eagle, spectacular MS66, realized $54,625 — the MS auction record. The final year of the denomination.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure: One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not: A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder: Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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