Indian Head Eagles 1907-1933 Coin Guide
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Indian Head Eagles 1907-1933 ...
Tags: Indian Head eagles, Liberty Head double eagles, Liberty Head eagles, St. Gaudens double eagles ...
Examples would be the stars and lettering on the edge of Indian Head eagles and Saint-Gaudens double eagles. EF-40 This is for "Extremely Fine' (the grade) and "40" (the numerical designation of the grade). Also called XF-40.
Mint records show that a total of 13,070,583 Indian Head eagles, including proofs, were struck in all. These figures are misleading, as the 1920-S, 1930-S and 1933 coins were melted almost in their entirety.
coins, similar to 1856 Flying Eagle cents, Gobrecht dollars and Wire Edge Indian Head eagles. Because of their rarity, however, they are usually collected as type coins.
A little over 500 of the original, high-relief 1907 Indian Head eagles were struck. Today they are valued at $7,500 in Very Fine if the are the 'wire edge' type, $15,000 in Very Fine if they are the 'rolled edge' type without the period.
The first Indian Head Eagles struck in 1907 were of the 'wire edge' variety, characterized by a sharp rim along the coin's circumference, rather than an elevated rounded edge, which had long been the standard for U.S. coinage.
A group of letters or emblems on the edge of a coin. Examples would be the stars and lettering on the edge of Indian Head eagles and Saint-Gaudens double eagles.
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 See also: Coin, Indian Head eagle, Eagle, Gold, Indian Head
  
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