U.S. Indian $10 Gold Coin
The United States $10 Indian gold coin was designed by sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens also the designer of the beautiful and highly collectible St. Gaudens twenty dollar gold piece.
These scarce gold coins were minted from 1907 until 1933. The outer rim on the face of this coin featured forty two stars up until 1912, each one representing a state in the Union. The number of stars was later increased to forty four to represent
the addition of Arizona and New Mexico to the Union.
This U.S. gold coin was highly controversial when presented to the public in 1907 due to the obverese of the coin featuring a bust
of Liberty adorned in a full Indian war bonnet and the lack of the "In God We Trust motto" on the coins reverse. The motto was added to the coins reverse in 1908 due to public demand.
The reverse side of $10 Indian gold coin features a perched eagle.
