The Incuse Indian 1/2 oz Silver Round puts half a troy ounce of .999 fine silver behind one of the most distinctive designs in American numismatic history. Golden State Mint strikes the round in tribute to Bela Lyon Pratt’s incuse Indian Head, a composition where every design element is sunk into the surface instead of raised above it. The half-ounce weight splits the difference between fractional flexibility and meaningful silver content.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1/2 troy ounce of .999 fine silver
- Metal Type: Investment-grade silver bullion, IRA eligible
- Obverse: A Native American chief in a feathered war bonnet, encircled by LIBERTY and thirteen stars
- Reverse: A standing eagle perched on arrows and an olive branch, flanked by national mottoes
The obverse shows the left-facing profile of a Native American chief, the feathers of his war bonnet flowing in ordered rows down behind his shoulder, with braided hair and a beaded band rendered in clean line work. LIBERTY curves along the top rim while thirteen stars, one for each original colony, ring the rest of the portrait. Pratt introduced this design on the 1908 $5 and $2.50 gold coins, the only circulating U.S. issues ever produced in incuse relief, and the recessed technique remains rare in modern minting.
The reverse presents the matching eagle, standing left atop a bundle of arrows bound with an olive branch, its folded wing struck in layered feather detail. GOLDEN STATE MINT arcs across the top, E PLURIBUS UNUM sits in the left field, and IN GOD WE TRUST occupies the right. The bottom rim carries the inscriptions 1/2 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER, stating the round’s contents plainly.
Each round ships in new condition. At .999 fineness it satisfies IRS purity requirements and is eligible for precious metals IRAs, and as a private-mint round it trades close to its melt value.
ecessed artistry and honest weight at a modest premium. Order the Incuse Indian 1/2 oz Silver Round today and grow your stack a half ounce at a time.








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