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PCGS Number: 98850
Coin Date: 1907
Denomination (Short): $10
Denomination (Long): $10 Gold
Variety: Wire Rim
Variety 2: Irregular Edge Stars
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 4 known
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Indian head gold eagle
Coinage Years: 1907-1908
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 27
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 16.718
Weight (Ounces): 0.48375
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Edge: Stars
Obverse Description: The obverse bears the portrait of a Native American chieftain in formal headdress struck incuse with the words LIBERTY at the top and the date at the bottom. 13 stars across the top periphery, and the date appears at the bottom.
Reverse Description: The reverse features a majestic eagle perched atop a branch, holding an olive branch in its talons. The words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and TEN DOLLARS appear at the top periphery, right of the eagle's neck, and the bottom periphery, respectively.
General Notes: Just 4 examples known of this variety with raised stars on the rim. Only one example is known in private hands. The so-called Wire Rim Indian $10 eagle is also considered a pattern issue, listed as Judd-1901. This is a variety of that listing.
PCGS #: 98850
NGC ID: 268B