Lot 103
1881 Liberty Eagle Gold XF/AU
Sold October 23, 2025
- Price realized
- $1,600
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $1,700-2,000
Origin: United States
Denomination: Ten Dollars
Year: 1881
Mint: Philadelphia
Grade: Estimated XF/AU
Metal: 90% Gold and 10% Copper
Weight: 16.7g
Additional Description: The 1881 Liberty Head Eagle, a $10 gold piece struck in the heart of the Gilded Age, reflects a period in American history defined by industrial expansion, political realignment, and increasing confidence on the world stage. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the Liberty Head motif had by then been a mainstay of U.S. coinage for over four decades. Its restrained, neoclassical profile of Liberty; her hair neatly bound, coronet inscribed with LIBERTY, and surrounded by thirteen stars—conveyed a sense of stability and tradition, values held in high regard during a time of rapid transformation.
The reverse features the familiar heraldic eagle, wings spread, bearing a shield on its chest and grasping both arrows and an olive branch. In 1881, this design included the post-Civil War motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a ribbon above the eagle, a feature added in 1866 that reflected the nation’s shifting moral and religious tone during Reconstruction. That year’s coins were struck at both the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints,
Lot details
- Lot
- 103
- Closed
- October 23, 2025
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