1914 Indian Head Eagle
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 151,000 made
- Mintage
- 151,000
- Metal
- 90% gold, 10% copper
- Weight
- 16.718 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
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Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 1914 Indian Head Eagle worth?
This is one of the dates collectors hunt for. A genuine 1914 is valuable in any condition, even well worn. That's exactly why fakes and altered coins turn up so often.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
- Certification by PCGS or NGC, which buyers expect for scarce dates
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1914 Indian Head Eagle rare?
- Yes. Only 151,000 were made, 12th lowest of the 31 regular issues in the series.
- Is the 1914 Indian Head Eagle real gold?
- No, it's gold: 0.4837 troy ounces of pure gold.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1914 Indian Head Eagle?
- On the reverse, to the left of the arrow points. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark.
- Which Philadelphia dates near 1914 are scarcer?
- None. Within five years either side, no Philadelphia issue had a smaller mintage than the 1914.
- How many 1914 Indian Head Eagle coins were made?
- 151,000.
What to check on your 1914
- There's no mint mark on this one, so the date and condition are what matter.
- Count the stars on the edge. From 1912 the edge carries 48 raised stars, after New Mexico and Arizona joined the Union. Counterfeiters have sometimes got the count or the spacing wrong.
- Check the date and mint mark under magnification for tooling or added letters. Scarce dates are the ones forgers alter.
- Judge the grade under good light. Check the feathers above Liberty's eye and the eagle's wing. Gold is soft, so bag marks on the cheek strongly affect the grade.
Gold coins are counterfeited more than any other US coins. A genuine 1914 weighs 16.718 g and measures 27 mm. Buy certified examples from a reputable dealer. Low-mintage dates attract altered and counterfeit coins. Check that the date have not been tooled or added, or buy one already certified by PCGS or NGC.
The story of the 1914
Output at Philadelphia slipped to 151,000 in 1914, from 442,000 the year before. In 1915 the figure was 351,000.
1914-S came to 208,000 and 1914-D came to 343,500, so neither mint's 1914 coin is much scarcer than the other. In the whole series, its mintage sits closest to the 1916-S (138,500) and the 1920-S (126,500).
Only the 1907 (Rolled Edge, Periods) and the 1908 (No Motto) have a lower mintage among Philadelphia's 14 Indian Head Eagles. Within the 1910s it's 6th smallest of 16, between the 1916-S (138,500) and the 1914-S (208,000).
More on the 1914
Philadelphia's 151,000 eagles of 1914 were its lowest total between 1909 and 1915, below both Denver's 343,500 and San Francisco's 208,000 that year. It was barely a third of Philadelphia's 442,000 from 1913. Philadelphia recovered to 351,000 the next year.
World War I began in Europe that summer, though the United States stayed out of the fighting until 1917 and gold coinage carried on at home. The low Philadelphia figure gives the 1914 a modest edge over common dates like the 1911 and 1913, though it's not a key. Collectors value it at gold value plus a collector premium that rises with condition. Check that there's no D or S beside the arrowheads, since all three mints struck eagles in 1914. Then look at the cheek and the headdress feathers for wear and bag marks. A coin with original luster and no sign of cleaning is the one to keep. Fewer coins struck means fewer nice survivors, so uncirculated examples come up less often than for neighboring Philadelphia dates.
Steady issues and the 1911-D key (1909 to 1916)
With the motto in place, eagles were struck in most years at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The 1911-D, only 30,100, is the key of the period. The 1911-S, 1913-S and 1915-S are scarce, especially well struck. Denver struck 2,356,640 in 1910, the largest branch mint total of these years.
In 1912 two more stars were added to the edge for New Mexico and Arizona, raising the count from 46 to 48. Mint marks sit on the reverse to the left of the arrowheads. Large gold coins like these picked up bag marks easily, so the cheek and the field in front of the face are the places to check. The 1916-S closed the period before World War I halted production.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1914
Denver's small cent output in 1914 created one of the great Lincoln cent key dates, the 1914-D.
How to recognize it
Augustus Saint-Gaudens' $10 gold piece shows Liberty in a feathered headdress inscribed LIBERTY, with 13 stars above and the date below. The reverse shows a standing eagle on a bundle of arrows with an olive branch. The edge has raised stars: 46 until 1911 and 48 from 1912. IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse field in 1908. The mint mark is to the left of the arrows.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | Indian Head Eagle (1907–1933) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1914 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | None |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 151,000 |
| Face value | $10 |
| Composition | 90% gold, 10% copper |
| Weight | 16.718 grams |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Edge | Raised stars (46, then 48 from 1912) |
| Designer | Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
Other 1914 Indian Head Eagle issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 Indian Head Eagle | 151,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 1914-D Indian Head Eagle | 343,500 | Circulation strike | – |
| 1914-S Indian Head Eagle | 208,000 | Circulation strike | – |
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