In 1907 the Coronet $10 Eagle was replaced by an
Indian Head design of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America’s most
famous sculptors.
The Indian Head Eagle was coined until 1933, with several lengthy
intervals after 1920 with no production.
The 1911-D Indian Head Eagle had a mintage of 30,100, making it the
smallest output of regular issue pieces in the series.
The reason given for this paltry yield was that
in 1911 the Denver Mint
was preoccupied with Lincoln Cent production (12.7 million) and the
Barber Dime (11.2 million). Much of the Mint’s capacity was committed
to these minor coin denominations. Quarter Eagle and Half Eagle gold
coin output was also greatly curtailed in 1911.
Since then, the 1911-D has been considered one of the key dates in the
Indian Head Eagle series. It is especially rare in Uncirculated grades.
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