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Capped Bust (1795-1804)

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Published on 01-25-2010 11:00 AM Number of Views: 22028

Type I, Small Eagle

Designer: Robert Scot. Diameter: 33.0 mm. Composition: 91.67% gold, 8.33% copper. Weight: 17.50 grams. Edge: Reeded.
Minted: 1795-1797. Total Circulation Minted: 13,344. Total Proofs Minted: 0.
Obverse: Liberty Turban Head. Reverse: Eagle.

The Capped Bust Eagle, or often referred to "Liberty Cap", "Draped Bust ...

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Liberty Head Eagles (1838-1907)

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Published on 01-26-2010 06:00 AM Number of Views: 31427

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Turban Head

Type I, Covered Ear, No Motto

Designer: Christian Gobrecht. Diameter: 26.8mm Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper. Weight: 16.718 grams. Edge: Reeded.
Minted: 1838-1839 Total Circulation Minted: 45,448. Total Proofs Minted: 8 estimated.
Obverse: Liberty. Reverse: Heraldic Eagle.

After a thirty-four year hiatus on minting Eagles, Mint Director Robert Maskell Patterson resumed production after orders were given by the Secretary of the Treasury. At the time, Congress ...

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Indian Head Eagle (1907-1933)

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Published on 01-08-2010 04:00 AM Number of Views: 31734

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Indian Head

Type I, Periods on Reverse, No Motto, 'Wire Rim'

Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Diameter: 26.8mm. Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper. Weight: 16.718 grams. Edge: 46 Raised Stars.
Minted: 1907. Total Circulation Minted: 542. Total Proofs Minted: 50 estimated.
Obverse: Liberty head in Indian headdress. Reverse: Eagle.

Believing that the designs of Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan were "of atrocious hideousness", Theodore Roosevelt appointed Augustus Saint-Gaudens to design the eagle to enhance the image of United States coins.

Several sketches ...

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