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    Saint-Gaudens Lesser Known Gold

    Aug 16, 2021 5 minutes
    By Mark Benvenuto
    (All images courtesy of Heritage Auctions)

    VIRTUALLY EVERY collector who has any knowledge of classic United States coins knows that the famous sculptor, Augustus St. Gaudens, designed the $20 gold double eagle image that bears his name today. This St. Gaudens design is routinely touted as one of the most beautiful coins ever minted, with an artistry plucked straight from classic Greco-Roman imagery. There are some high rarities at both ends, the early ones of 1907 being those in terms of design elements, and those at the tail end in 1933 being in terms of the legality of private ownership. Yet Mr. St. Gaudens did more than design a single type of gold coin for the United States. His work extends to what are often called the Indian Head $10 eagles. Let’s take a look into how these came

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