$10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle Coin | XF

The $10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle ranks among the most enduring designs in American coinage, struck continuously from 1838 to 1907 and forming a core part of the country’s pre-1933 gold heritage. This 1901-dated example grades Extremely Fine, a tier that preserves the design’s sharpness and detail far better than circulated low-grade coins while remaining well within reach for buyers who want quality without paying collector premiums.

Key Features:

• Purity: .900 fine gold
• Weight: 0.4838 troy oz actual gold weight (16.718 grams gross)
• Metal: Gold
• Grade: Extremely Fine (XF)
• Obverse design: Left-facing portrait of Liberty wearing a coronet, surrounded by thirteen stars and dated 1901
• Reverse design: Heraldic eagle with spread wings, shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, inscribed “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “TEN D.”

The obverse displays a left-facing portrait of Liberty in a coronet, her hair gathered in soft waves beneath a beaded headband. At this grade, the curls and ribbon detail at the back of her neck remain clearly defined, with only light wear visible across the highest points of the design. Thirteen stars ring the portrait, and the date 1901 is stamped along the lower rim with strong clarity.

The reverse presents a heraldic eagle with wings fully spread, a shield resting across its breast and its head turned to the right. The bird holds an olive branch in one talon and a cluster of arrows in the other, with individual feather lines still sharply visible across the wings and tail. A scroll above the eagle’s head carries the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, while UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs across the top and TEN D. appears along the bottom between two dots. The fields show light, even wear consistent with the XF grade, without the heavy marks or smoothing seen on lower grades.

At Extremely Fine, this coin offers a strong middle ground between bullion-only cull pieces and high-grade collector coins, delivering nearly half a troy ounce of gold with design detail still intact. Add this 1901 $10 Liberty Head Eagle to your collection today.