1838-1907 Liberty $10 Gold Eagles
The Philadelphia Mint struck Proof Liberty Gold Eagles (Buy on eBay) for collectors and presentation purposes throughout the course of the series. The earliest Proof issues had extremely small mintages since most collectors could not afford the high denomination and many were not even aware of the availability in Proof format. While the later issues […]
The mintages for the Liberty Gold Eagle cover an extremely wide range, with some issues struck in the mere hundreds and others struck in quantities stretching into the millions. Several absolute rarities within the series make assembling a collection a monumental task. The lowest mintage of this series occurs with the 1875 Liberty Gold Eagle, with […]
New standards were established for the eagle denomination under the Coinage Acts of 1834 and 1837. The Liberty Gold Eagle carried a composition of 90% gold and 10% copper with a weight of 16.718 grams. This compared to the previous standard of 91.67% gold and 8.33% silver and copper with a weight of 17.50 grams. […]
The 1905-S Gold Eagle (Buy on eBay) had a total mintage of 369,250 coins, on par or higher than the other issues of the series for this time frame. As such, most collectors will place it in the ‘easily available’ category. However, the issue represents the most difficult of any 20th century eagle to find […]
Not only does the 1875 Liberty Gold Eagle (Buy on eBay) carry lowest mintage for the series, it also has the lowest mintage of any United States gold coin ever struck for circulation. The Philadelphia Mint produced the miniscule mintage of just 100 pieces. Needless to say, this is issue represents a prized rarity that […]