1915 $10 Indian Head Eagle NGC MS65

Gold specialist David Akers tells us, "The 1915 is always very sharply struck with frosty, virtually non-granular surfaces and very good to excellent lustre. The color is also usually excellent, most often a medium to rich greenish gold with rose or orange highlights." Similarly, Jeff Garrett writes, "Most seen are well struck and fully lustrous and this date stands out as one of the finer examples of this design to come off the dies."

NGC has graded 135 as MS65 with 34 finer. This coin is an excellent candidate to be a type coin in your collection. Imagine owning this beauty, calling it your own. Collectors Universe gives this issue a price of $9,000.00 in MS65.

President Roosevelt could be called our "Numismatic President" due to his involvement in the design of his $10 Indian head eagle. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

President Theodore Roosevelt initiated the change in U.S. coinage in collaboration with sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It was his passion. It was with a critical eye that the President followed every step in Saint-Gaudens’ work, making suggestions throughout the process. The most obvious innovation from Roosevelt’s creative mind vis-à-vis the coins was in the case of the Liberty head on the $10 eagle. He requested that Saint-Gaudens replace the Phrygian cap in his original design with a traditional Indian feather headdress. The artist agreed wholeheartedly with the argument that “American Liberty should, if possible, have something distinctly American about her.”