Liberty Head eagle

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The Liberty Head eagle is a U.S. ten-dollar gold coin featuring Lady Liberty’s head on the obverse, minted from 1838 to 1907 as part of the nation’s classic gold coinage.

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Liberty Head eagle canonical 1
No Motto Liberty Head eagle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States coin
gold coin
ten-dollar coin
circulationStatus circulating coin
composition 10% copper
90% gold
countryOfOrigin United States of America
denomination 10 dollars
diameter 27 mm
edge reeded
faceValue 10 USD
fineness 0.900
goldContent 0.48375 troy ounces
hasVariety No Motto Liberty Head eagle
linked to: Liberty Head eagle

With Motto Liberty Head eagle
historicalEra pre-1933 U.S. gold coinage
legalTender yes
mass 16.718 grams
metal gold
mintedFrom 1838
mintedUntil 1907
mintingEndYear 1907
mintingStartYear 1838
mintMarkLocations reverse below eagle
mints Carson City Mint
Denver Mint
New Orleans Mint
Philadelphia Mint
San Francisco Mint
obverseDesign head of Liberty
obverseDesigner Christian Gobrecht
obverseFeature 13 stars around Liberty
date below Liberty head
obverseLegend LIBERTY
partOf Liberty Head gold coin series
United States classic gold coinage
replacedBy Indian Head eagle
reverseDesign heraldic eagle
reverseDesigner Christian Gobrecht
reverseFeature eagle with shield on breast
motto IN GOD WE TRUST on scroll (later issues)
olive branch and arrows in eagle talons
reverseLegend TEN D.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
standardizedBy Coinage Act of 1837
usedFor bank reserves
large transactions
valueType eagle

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eagle (U.S. coin) laterType Liberty Head eagle
subject linked to: Eagle
Liberty Head eagle hasVariety No Motto Liberty Head eagle
linked to: Liberty Head eagle