1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle. Strong D. MS-63 (PCGS). A Select example of this always-popular Indian quarter eagle rarity. This Mint State 63 specimen presents a bright yellow-golden finish. It is nicely struck, including the often weak mintmark. Probably a good many are not as carefully struck as this piece, which the population statistics from the main grading services show. With no suggestion or even a whisper of weakness at the feathers or on the mintmark, this lovely specimen can only rank among the elite few in its category. We know that at the time this coin was produced, an average auto assembly line worker at Henry Fords River Rouge, Michigan plant earned approximately $2.50 per day, or one of these coins. At the same time, the price of a hardback book, either fiction or non-fiction, with simple dust jacket of paper, was priced at about $2.50 to $2.75. Yet, few 1911-D quarter eagles were made; and of those, fewer still ever got saved in Uncirculated condition. That is why this coin is so significant in the series of Indian quarter eagles.
