1916 Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle

1916 Indian Head $10 gold coins mark the first year of several (outside of 1907) that the series would be struck at just one mint. For 1916, all eagles were struck at the San Francisco mint, where 138,500 were made, with many surviving today. The existing population of 1916-S Indian Head eagles is high enough to sustain demand, and therefor this date remains reasonably priced and affordable for most coin collectors who have the financial means to purchase gold coins. Prices for 1916 Indian Head eagles start at around $1,667 for an example in circulated condition.

When you buy 1916-S Indian Head eagles, bear in mind that while they are rather easy to find in circulated grades, they are tougher to locate in uncirculated grades than many of the earlier dates are. As is the case with all pre-1934 U.S. gold coinage, uncirculated Indian Head eagles are considerably scarce, and you should therefore take caution in buying them unless you are sure that the individual you are purchasing them from is reputable. To avoid buying cleaned, altered, or counterfeit Indian Head gold coins, you should consider buying authenticated specimens that have been encapsulated by a third-party coin-grading firm.

Indian Head eagles were designed by famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who is perhaps most notable in the numismatic community for his double eagle design, which was minted from 1907 through 1933, when the nation was taken off the gold standard. Indian Head gold $10 eagles would not be struck again until 1920.