$10 Indian Head Gold Eagle Artistic and U.S. coinage were two words that hardly ever appeared in the same sentence. It was an image President Theodore Roosevelt was determined to change with his sweeping coinage

Platinum Eagles (1997 – Date) When it came to minting coins in Spanish America, platinum was the metal of choice. It was usually mixed with gold, a practice that was adopted in mainland Spain. The

Washington Quarter (1932-1998) Washington Quarter – In 1931, the United States of America was in a dark pit of economic desperation. The Great Depression had caused a great deal of financial woe for nearly everyone

Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916-1947) The Walking Liberty Half Dollar was a symbol of change in the second half of the 20th century. It was the time of Woodrow Wilson’s narrow re-election as President of

Trade Dollars (1873-1885) Trade Dollars remind us of a time when the Country faced a strange dilemma after the civil war. Although large amounts of silver were being produced in the mines, the Government were

Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930) In 1916, the atmosphere in the United States of America was tense, to say the least. WWI was raging fiercely and the country was in a politically charged state. As such,

Gobrecht Dollar (1836-1839) Since production of the silver dollar was stopped in 1806, the Gobrecht Dollar was circulated by the United States Mint, minted from 1836 to 1839. It was originally struck in small quantities,

Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle (1840-1907) Starting in 1934, the US government tried to find a suitable design for their gold coins. Then, in 1838, Christian Gobrecht’s Coronet created a design for the Gold

Indian Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle (1908-1929) When the 20th century began, the design for the four gold coins that were then being made by the US government had been the same for fifty years.