The level of eye appeal for this date ranges from average to above-average. Most pieces are well struck and have decent surfaces and nice color but it is hard to find examples with good coloration.

The 1914 Indian Head Half Eagle is common in MS60 to MS62 and only marginally scarce in MS63. Properly graded MS64 pieces are scarcer than generally realized and MS-65 coins are quite rare and very undervalued.

The original mintage figure for Proofs of this date is 125. Given the rarity of these, it is possible that a number were melted in 1914 due to not having been sold. There are probably no more than 30 or so known with most grading PR64 to PR65. A small number of PR66 pieces are known and these are extremely rare. The 1914 Indian Head Half Eagle Proofs have a coarse sandblast finish which is similar to that seen on the 1915 and unique to these two years.

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