Eagle
E101995
The Eagle is a historic U.S. gold coin denomination, traditionally valued at ten dollars and widely minted in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American eagle | 1 |
| Eagle canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States coin
ⓘ
gold coin denomination ⓘ |
| category | historic U.S. coin ⓘ |
| ceasedRegularIssue | 1933 ⓘ |
| collectible | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| denominationValue | 10 U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| designer |
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
ⓘ
Christian Gobrecht ⓘ |
| faceValue | 10 dollars ⓘ |
| firstType |
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
ⓘ
surface form:
Capped Bust Right eagle
|
| firstTypeEndYear | 1804 ⓘ |
| firstTypeStartYear | 1795 ⓘ |
| fractionalDenomination |
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
ⓘ
Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin) ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| IndianHeadEndYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| IndianHeadStartYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| inscription |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| introducedBy | Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends | English ⓘ |
| laterType |
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Head eagle
Liberty Head eagle ⓘ |
| laterTypeEndYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| laterTypeStartYear | 1838 ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| metal | gold ⓘ |
| mintedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| monetaryStandardRole | unit in the pre-1933 U.S. gold standard ⓘ |
| multipleDenomination |
United States double eagle
ⓘ
surface form:
Double Eagle (20-dollar gold coin)
|
| obverseDesignMotif | Liberty ⓘ |
| reasonForCessation | end of circulating U.S. gold coinage ⓘ |
| relatedModernBullionCoin | American Gold Eagle ⓘ |
| reverseDesignMotif |
Eagle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
American eagle
|
| standardDiameter | about 27 mm ⓘ |
| standardGoldContent | 0.48375 troy ounce of fine gold ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | U.S. Mint regulations ⓘ |
| standardWeight |
17.5 grams (approximate)
ⓘ
270 grains ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | U.S. gold coinage system ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
0.100 copper
ⓘ
0.900 gold ⓘ |
| typicalEdge | reeded edge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bank reserves
ⓘ
large commercial transactions ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1795 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eagle (U.S. coin)
this entity surface form:
American eagle