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Indian Head Cent

A United States 1¢ coin minted from 1859 until 1909. Calling the coin an Indian Head cent is actually a misnomer. The obverse actually depicts Miss Liberty wearing an Indian headdress.
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See also - - Flying Eagle Cent, Lincoln Cent

Indian Head Gold Dollar

A United States $1 gold coin minted from 1854 until 1889. Indian Head gold dollars are grouped into two types, the Small Head (1854-1856), and the Large Head(1856-1889). Gold type collectors usually seek an example of each of the types.
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See also - - Gold Dollar, Liberty Head Gold Dollar

Indian Head Quarter Eagle

A United States $2.50 gold coin minted from 1908 until 1929. Normally coins are struck with a raised design. This type of quarter eagle is the first U.S. coin to have the design incuse or recessed below the surrounding field. This causes the field to be a high point on the coin and subject to increased wear and scratching when stacked or handled.
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See also - - Quarter Eagle, Incuse

ISO 4217

This is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) currency code established to be used where business and banking requires currencies to be described. It consists of a three character code used to describe each currency in place of the currency's symbol. There is also a three digit numeric code equivalent to the three character code. For example, the Euro has the symbol €, the character code of EUR, and the numeric code of 978. So, €1.50 is equal to EUR 1.50. People frequently encounter the code in published exchange rates or prices printed on airline tickets.