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$10 Indian 1907 - 1933
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The indian with the beautiful head dress on this coin - is it a man or a woman?
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Scavenger
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Mike
There were also a headdress on the early sketches of the standing liberty that appeared on St. Gaudens' $20 gold piece. She also had wings. Those features were eliminated before the coins reached the pattern stage.
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From:A Handbook of 20th Century United States Gold Coins 1907-1933 Akers
Obverse:
Head of Liberty facing left wearing a full feathered Indian headdress. Thirteen small stars are above the head near the rim from 10:00 to 2:00. The date is directly beneath the truncation of the neck LIBERTY is on the headband.
Reverse: A majestic eagle facing left perched on a bundle of arrows with olive branch. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is above the eagle near the rim while the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is in three lines just abvove the eagles back. The denomination TEN DOLLARS is directly below the eagle. From late 1908 until 1933, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears in the left reverse field near the eagle's breast. The mintmark, if any, is located to the left and slightly below the end of the arrows except for the 1908 D No Motto on which the D is above and to the left of the olive branch.
From the red book:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, considered by many the greatest of modern sculptors, introduced a new high standard of art in United States coins evidenced by his eagle and double eagle types of 1907. The obverse of the eagle shows the head of Liberty crowned with an Indian war bonnet while an impressively majestic eagle demonates the reverse side. A departure from older standards is found on the edge of the piece, where 46 raised stars are arranged signifying the states of the Union, instead of a lettered or reeded edge (48 stars 1912 and later).
The first of these coins struck had no motto IN GOD WE TRUST as did the later issues starting in 1908. President Theodore Roosevelt personally objected to the use of the Diety's name on coins. The motto was restored to the coins by an Act of Congress in 1908.
Ah! Found it. Page 319 of United States Gold Coins An Illustrated History, page 319.
View of one side of the Little Studio on the grounds of Saint-Gaudens' estate, "Aspet," in Cornish, New Hampshire. In the corner is the artist's desk and part of his reference library. Slightly to the right of center is a study comprising three figures in plaster intended for use in the Boston Public Library. Unfinished at the artist's death in 1907, the final figures used with the library structure were completed by Bela Lyon Pratt, who is remembered by numismatists as the designer of the 1908 $2 1/2 and $5 gold coinage. At the right is a cast of the figure "Diana" done in the early 1890's for use atop the Madison Square Garden designed by his friend, architect Stanford White.
My $10 Indian Gold Registry Set
$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
The $5 looks much more like a native American male.
I always wanted to visit the St. Gauden's estate. I've driven past, it is close to where my brother lives...
from the ency of us gold coins p 326
The author (Q David Bowers) with a cast of "victory," from the Sherman Monument, on view at Saint Gaudens National Historical Site. This figure was used as a model for the mcmvii double eagle obverse.
<< <i>Sounds like a question that could have stumped the Jeopardy king. I actually like the Indian on the $5 series better as he looks tougher. The princess is cute but I prefer the Olsen twins. Did you hear than Cameron?
My $10 Indian Gold Registry Set >>
The Native American that appears on the Pratt $2.50 and $5.00 gold coins is a REAL Indian. Ditto for the Buffalo nickel. The persons that appeared on the Indian cents and the St. Gaudens $10 gold coins were white ladies who were wearing headdresses. I think that the Indian cent and the $10 gold coins are attractive, but the design really does not make much sense.