Rare Gold Coins

Rare gold coins in the US were typically manufactured pre-1933 by the US Mint. They were minted at six different US Mints. Some rare gold coins include:

Liberty Rare Gold Coins: Liberty gold coins were minted before the Civil War. The types of Liberty gold coins include:

• $20 Liberty 1849-1907
• $10 Liberty 1838-1907
• $5 Liberty 1839-1908
• $2 1/2 Liberty 1840-1907

Saint Gaudens Rare Gold Coins: Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, these coins weighed 33.43 gm, and carried gold content of 0.9675 oz. Composed of 90% gold, St Gaudens $20 gold coins were the most recognized and coveted rare gold coins during the US Industrial revolution in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Saint Gaudens coins include:

• $20 Saint Gaudens Without Motto
• $20 Saint Gaudens With Motto

The Saint Gaudens coins feature Lady Liberty holding a torch on one side. On the other side, there is the $20 denomination and a flying eagle with the inscription ‘In God We Trust’ for the coins manufactured at the end of 1908 and after.

$10 Liberty Rare Gold Coins: The $10 Liberty Head gold coins were first minted in 1838 and were inspired by Christian Gobrecht’s design from a portrait of Venus. Each coin contains ½ oz of pure gold. One side of the coin has the bust of Lady Liberty with her coronet reading ‘Liberty.’ The other side of the coin is a heraldic eagle surrounded by the words ‘United States of America,’ the denomination ‘Ten D’ at the bottom and the words ‘In God We Trust.’ The latter was inscribed on all coins minted after 1866.

The $10 Liberty rare gold coins were minted in Philadelphia after 1860. Prior to this, these coins were minted in New Orleans from 1841 to 1860.

$10 Indian Rare Gold Coins: The $10 Indian Gold coins were commissioned in 1905 by Teddy Roosevelt. The sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens engraved the ‘Miss Liberty,’ profile adding a feathered Indian headdress on one side of the coin. The edge of the coin was decorated with 46 raised stars to represent the 46 states. Two more stars were added to the coins after 1912, when Arizona and New Mexico were added to the Union.

The other side of the coin featured an eagle perched on a bunch of arrows.

$5 Indian Rare Coins: The $5 Indian Head gold coins were minted with raised designs. Designed by the sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt, this coin featured an Indian dressed in full feathered regalia with a standing eagle on the reverse. Minted only from 1908 to 1929, each coin contained 0.2419 troy ounces of fine gold.