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Entry Details
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: Ten Dollar Gold Eagle Coinage Years: 1907-1908 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 27 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 16.718 Weight (Ounces): 0.5375 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
