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Liberty Head $10 Eagles, 1838-1907 |
Like the Liberty Head Quarter Eagle, Christian Gobrecht designed the Eagle coins. Prior to 1900, they circulated heavily in the West, where distrust of paper currency was widespread. In the North and East, where paper currency circulated freely, gold coins of all denominations suffered from disuse, most eventually finding their way back to the Mint. The are two major Varieties of the Liberty Eagle. These include: no Motto, 1838-1866 and with Motto, 1866-1907. Coins struck in 1838 and March and June of 1839 exhibit a Large Letters on the reverse and are a recognized minor variety.
Indian Head $10 Eagles, 1907-1933 |
The Indian Head Eagle, along with the double eagles struck between 1907 and 1933, were designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and are considered the most aesthetic and classically designed of all U.S. coins. Issued between 1907 and 1933, these coins were part of a true renaissance in U.S. coinage design. They were issued in two distinct types. In 1907 and part of 1908, the motto, "In God We Trust," was not included in the coins' design because President Roosevelt personally objected to the use of the Diety's name on coinage. "In God We Trust" was restored in 1908 by an act of Congress. The Indian Eagle was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco mints.
