Years
Designer
Robert Scot
Composition
91.67% gold
Diameter
33 mm
Mass
17.5 g
Thickness
2 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Gold
Design
Small eagle 1795–97, heraldic eagle 1797–1804. 1795 is the first $10. Coinage suspended 1805–37 because the coins were exported.
History
The largest early U.S. gold denomination. Almost all were shipped abroad as bullion. 1795 small-eagle is the type-set coin; 1804 is the last year before a 34-year gap. Bass-Dannreuther marriages again.
Key dates
10 issues