Years
Designer
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Composition
90% gold, 10% copper
Diameter
27 mm
Mass
16.72 g
Thickness
2 mm
Edge
Starred (46 then 48 stars)
Mints
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
Metal
Gold
Design
Saint-Gaudens’ capped Indian (actually Liberty in a feathered war bonnet); standing eagle reverse. 1907 wire-edge and rounded-edge periods with periods; no motto 1907–08, motto 1908–33.
History
The other Saint-Gaudens gold coin. 1907 wire edge (500 struck) is the romantic first issue. 1920-S, 1930-S, and 1933 are the late rarities — 1933 eagles were never officially released, with a few survivors. 1911-D is the affordable semi-key.
Key dates
Varieties
1907-P · 1907 wire edge
design · key
1933-P · 1933 $10
design · stopper
28 issues