1907 $10 Indian Head Eagle, No Motto PCGS AU58
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First year-of-issue and part of the iconic and ever-popular 1907 Gold Type Set comprised of Liberty Head (4) and Saint-Gaudens designed (3) Business Strike issues. The 1907 Eagle has an original mintage of 239,406 but only 1,425 are presently graded AU58 by PCGS (as of 4/2021). Such a high certified population makes this beauty quite affordable! Discussing both Saint-Gaudens' $10 eagle along with his $20 double eagle, numismatic art critic Cornelius Vermeule writes, "Both coins seem as modern a century after they were conceived as any issues, American or otherwise, produced in the past generation, and compared with what has been tolerated heretofore in the United States, both burst as artistic skyrockets in the horizons of our academic creativity." The numismatist who wants one great example of Saint-Gaudens' work will be quite happy with this quite dramatic coin.
1907 $10 Indian Head Eagle, No Motto PCGS AU58--$1,145.00 - An Affordable Gold Type Coin.
It is with pleasure that we at AUCM present for your consideration the 1907 $10 Indian Head eagle, No Motto, in PCGS AU58. This would be a great piece to include in a set of circulated gold coins, or as one great "stand-alone" piece as an example of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' great numismatic artistry. This is a great--and affordable--gold type coin for the collector who wants a great deal.
President Theodore Roosevelt initiated the change in U.S. coinage in collaboration with sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It was his passion. For two and a half years, Roosevelt found the time, even in the midst of political and diplomatic struggles, to be deeply involved in numismatics. It was with a critical eye that the President followed every step in Saint-Gaudens’ work, making suggestions throughout the process. He didn’t care that Treasury Secretary Shaw thought he was “a cracked-brained lunatic on the subject.” 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.”
| PCGS # | 8852 |
|---|---|
| Grading Service | NONE |
| Year of Issue | NONE |
| Grade | NONE |
| Denom Type | N/A |
| Numeric Denomination | $10 |
| Mint Location | NONE |
| Designation | NONE |
| Circ/UnCirc | Not Specified |
| Strike Type | N/A |
| Holder Variety | No Motto |
| Grade Add On | NONE |
| Holder Type | N/A |
