Maker:

United States Mint  Search this

Designer:

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus  Search this

Physical Description:

gold (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 27.1 mm; 1 1/16 in

Object Name:

coin

Place made:

United States

Date made:

1907

Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar coin

United States, 1907

Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty wearing a feather headdress, 13 stars along top edge of coin.

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1907

Reverse Image: Eagle with wings folded standing on top of a bundle of arrows and branch.

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / TEN DOLLARS

Description:

While it is commonly called an “Indian Head” eagle, the portrait on this coin is the goddess Liberty, wearing a plains-style feathered war bonnet. Designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ originally intended the goddess to wear a victory wreath, but President Theodore Roosevelt considered the war bonnet to be more American, and Saint-Gaudens acquiesced.

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Frederick A. Hauck

ID Number:

NU.255927.1425

Accession number:

255927

Catalog number:

NU85753.04

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-306e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1088218