Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)

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The Eagle was a U.S. ten-dollar gold coin, first minted in the late 18th century, that became a principal high-denomination piece in American gold currency until its discontinuation in the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States coin ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ
authorizedBy Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ
category pre-1933 U.S. gold coinage ⓘ
collectible yes ⓘ
compositionStandard .9167 fine gold ⓘ
22-karat gold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
denomination ten-dollar coin ⓘ
discontinued 20th century ⓘ
faceValue 10 US dollars ⓘ
faceValueRelation 1 eagle = 10 dollars ⓘ
firstYearOfMinting 1795 ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century United States monetary system ⓘ
early 20th century United States monetary system ⓘ
introduced 1795 ⓘ
lastYearOfRegularIssue 1933 ⓘ
legalTender yes ⓘ
linkedTo gold standard in the United States ⓘ
metal gold ⓘ
mintedBy United States Mint ⓘ
monetaryRole principal high-denomination gold piece in U.S. coinage ⓘ
monetaryUnit US dollar ⓘ
surface form: United States dollar
multipleRelation 1 double eagle = 20 dollars ⓘ
obverseDesignType varied by series (Liberty head, Indian head, etc.) ⓘ
periodOfCirculation 1795–1933 ⓘ
principalDenominationIn U.S. gold coinage system ⓘ
reasonForEndOfCirculation end of circulating gold coinage in 1933 ⓘ
relatedDenomination United States double eagle ⓘ
surface form: Double eagle (20-dollar gold coin)

Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
surface form: Half eagle (5-dollar gold coin)

Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
surface form: Quarter eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin)
reverseDesignMotif eagle ⓘ
standardGoldContent approximately 0.48375 troy ounce of gold ⓘ
status no longer issued for circulation ⓘ
subdivisionOf Eagle-based gold denomination system ⓘ
submultipleRelation 1 half eagle = 5 dollars ⓘ
usedAs high-denomination circulating coin ⓘ

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Coinage Act of 1834 → changedGoldContentOf → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin) → higherDenomination → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
subject surface form: Half Eagle
Eagle → firstType → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
subject surface form: Eagle (U.S. coin)
this entity surface form: Capped Bust Right eagle
Eagle → laterType → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
subject surface form: Eagle (U.S. coin)
this entity surface form: Indian Head eagle
Indian Princess Head (Type 2) → category → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States gold dollars
Augustus Saint-Gaudens → designed → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Head eagle
Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type) → usedOn → Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States ten-dollar gold coin