1932 $10 Indian Head Eagle PCGS MS63

Here’s an attractive and quite affordable example of the penultimate issue of the popular Indian head gold eagle. PCGS has graded 27,323 as MS63 with 18,230 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $2,000.00 in MS63.

David Akers writes, “By a substantial margin, the 1932 is the most common Indian Head eagle in Mint State .… The 1932 is typically well struck with very good to excellent lustre. The color is most often a medium to rich greenish gold, and many specimens have light rose or coppery highlights. Many, if not most, examples of this issue have reddish copper spots or stains to some degree. Frosty specimens are the norm but many have a decidedly satiny texture, particularly on the face.”

Illustration of the Third Philadelphia Mint, where this offering from AUCM was struck in 1932. Image: Wikimedia Commons.