American Silver Eagle
Serving as the official silver bullion coin of the United States Of America, the American Silver Eagle was first released by the US Mint on the 24th of Novermber 1986. Guaranteed to contain a troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver, the American Silver Eagle has a nominal face value of one dollar.
Saint Gaudens Double Eagle
President Theodore Roosevelt felt that the coins during his era are ugly and unappealing. For the late President, these coins are not just round bits of metal meant for trading – they reflected the nation’s greatness. During 1905 onwards, United states had grown to be one of the most powerful countries around the globe. And Roosevelt wanted to make sure that the coins reflect this greatness.
Liberty Head Double Eagle
Just like its $1 and $3 gold coin counterparts – the Liberty Head Double Eagle came to be during the California Gold Rush that struck the whole country during 1849. The foothills of Sierra Nevada was like a fountain of gold. Literally, gold was flowing out of this area!
Indian Head Eagle
One of the most beautiful coins ever produced by the US Mint – that’s how coin collectors would describe the Indian Head Eagle gold coin (which is also known as the $10 Eagle)…minted from the year 1907 all the way to 1933. And it’s not really surprising why. The history of the Indian Head Eagle coin is just as rich and as beautiful as its appearance.
Liberty Head Eagle
Liberty Head Eagle – valued at $10 a piece during its minting, it is one of the very first American Gold coins ever created…starting in 1795. The first design of the Liberty Head Eagle features Lady Liberty wearing a conical cap, which is sometimes called as a turban. Along with that, it has an eagle with a wreath right above its head on the reverse.
Indian Head Half Eagle
There were a many complaints concerning the portrait of the Native American Model that appeared in United State Coins including the Indian Head Half Eagle. Banks were among the biggest complainants – saying that these coins are very hard to store and very easy to counterfeit. Heck! Some of them even said that the design of these coins would accumulate dirt, germs, as well as life threatening diseases…making them a huge hygiene problem.
Liberty Head Half Eagle
It was during the late 1830’s when Robert M. Patterson, who is the Mint Director during those times, enlisted the help of Engraver Christian Gobrecht to alter the classic Liberty portrait on the half eagle, which was designed by William Kneass.
Classic Head Half Eagle
As a response to a dilemma that reached threatening proportions back in the 1830’s – the gold coins in circulation didn’t actually circulate, the Classic Head Half Eagle along with the Classic Head Quarter Eagle was produced. Back then, different wars in Europe were causing the price of world gold to reach unprecedented heights.
Indian Head Gold Dollar
The very first Indian Head Gold Dollar was minted by the authority of Congress and lasted six years when it was replaced by the thinner and larger Indian Head type. The first Indian Head Gold Dollar was called the ’small’ Indian head gold dollar and was minted from 1854 to 1856. The third gold dollars type was minted from 1856 to 1889. It features an Indian ‘princess’ wearing a featured version of the Liberty cap. It seems a bit odd today that the coin featured the symbol of liberty on the head of the Native American that was being displaced and sent off to reservations, but at that time, it was designed as a tribute.
Eisenhower Dollar
The Eisenhower Dollar series was issued from 1971 through 1978. The coin front features President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the reverse features the Apollo 11 Mission insignia. This series marked the return of the dollar coin and the first dollar coins made with the copper-nickel composition. There were a total series of 32 coins struck in its eight years. Being the last large size dollar coin of the United State, the Eisenhower Dollar is a favorite among collectors.
