Indian Head $10 Gold Value Chart: Every Date From 1907 to 1933

The dates to check first

These are the lowest-mintage Indian Head eagles struck for circulation. If you're sorting a jar or an inherited collection, pull these dates out before anything else and check the mint mark carefully.

1. 1907 Indian Head Eagle (Rolled Edge, Periods): 42 made.
2. 1911-D Indian Head Eagle: 30,100 made.
3. 1908 Indian Head Eagle (No Motto): 33,500 made.
4. 1911-S Indian Head Eagle: 51,000 made.
5. 1915-S Indian Head Eagle: 59,000 made.
6. 1908-S Indian Head Eagle: 59,850 made.

Every indian head $10 gold by date and mint

Click any date for its full page: how many were made, the mint mark location, varieties and what to check. Mint marks matter: the same year can be common from one mint and scarce from another.

The series in 4 stages

Saint-Gaudens's eagle and the motto debate (1907 to 1908)

Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed the Indian Head eagle at Theodore Roosevelt's request. The first coins were struck in 1907. Early pieces with periods around the reverse legend come with a wire rim or a rolled rim and are rare. The regular 1907 issue, 239,406 struck, has no periods.

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.

Only two dates in thirteen years (1917 to 1929)

No eagles were struck from 1917 to 1919, from 1921 to 1925 or from 1927 to 1929. Only two dates exist from this long stretch: the 1920-S with 126,500 struck and the 1926 from Philadelphia with 1,014,000. Denver struck no eagles after 1914, so neither date has a Denver counterpart. Fakes of the 1920-S are known.

The final eagles and the gold recall (1930 to 1933)

San Francisco struck 96,000 eagles in 1930. Almost all were melted, leaving the 1930-S a rarity. No eagles were made in 1931. Philadelphia's 1932 mintage of 4,463,000 was the largest of the series. Many 1932 eagles were exported before the recall, which makes the 1932 the most common date today and a favorite for type sets.

Decade by decade

• 1900s: 10 issues, 2.3 million coins. Scarcest: 1907 (Rolled Edge, Periods) (42).
• 1910s: 16 issues, 6.5 million coins. Scarcest: 1911-D (30,100).
• 1920s: 2 issues, 1.1 million coins. Scarcest: 1920-S (126,500).
• 1930s: 3 issues, 4.9 million coins. Scarcest: 1930-S (96,000).

Where to find the mint mark

• 1907 to 1933: On the reverse, to the left of the arrow points. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark.

Identifying and grading Indian Head eagles

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.

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.

What the value bands mean

• Face value: worth its face in worn condition; only uncirculated coins and varieties carry a premium.
• Metal value: worth its gold content in worn condition.
• Small premium: sells for a little over face or metal value even when worn.
• Collector premium: scarcer than usual, so worn coins sell well above face or metal value.
• Significant rarity: a key date, valuable in any condition and often faked.

Bands describe a coin in ordinary circulated condition. An uncirculated coin with full original luster sits a band or more higher. Recognized varieties can be worth far more than the date itself.