Liberty Head Gold Eagle Values

How Much Liberty Head Gold Eagles are Worth: Liberty Head Gold Eagle​​ Values & Coin Price Chart

Year
Mint
Variety
Designation
VG-8
F-12
VF-20
EF-40
AU-50
U-60
MS-63
MS-64
MS-65
MS-66
MS-67
1800
P
Plain 4- Stemless Wreath
Red-brown
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YearMintVarietyDesignationVG-8F-12VF-20EF-40AU-50MS-60MS-63MS-64MS-65MS-66
1838(None) Phil80-100 Known----$2,850$4,150$10,375$16,875$78,000$139,750------
1839/8(None) PhilType of 1838--$1,750$1,758$2,630$6,975$8,580$39,000$117,000$179,750$547,500$1,017,500
1839(None) PhilType of 1840, 50-60 Known ----$5,000$6,250$9,900$12,450$78,000$132,000$209,000----
1840(None) Phil------$1,400$1,510$2,088$2,547$20,050--------
1841(None) Phil------$1,254$1,309$1,480$1,950$14,750$60,000------
1841O50-75 Known----$10,000$12,500$22,400$45,900----------
1842(None) PhilLarge Date----$1,229$1,247$1,279$2,255$16,875$39,300$64,200$164,750--
1842(None) PhilSmall Date----$1,284$1,375$2,075$2,895$15,500$75,250------
1842O------$1,770$2,033$2,875$7,050$65,000$312,500------
1843(None) Phil------$1,108$1,234$1,625$2,420$30,000--------
1843O------$1,269$1,312$1,770$2,765$21,080$112,000$165,000----
1844(None) Phil50-75 Known--$3,250$3,750$3,555$5,670$11,900$26,400$85,800------
1844O----$1,300$1,355$1,565$2,005$2,710$20,200$82,500------
1845(None) Phil------$1,309$1,451$2,240$3,135$17,425--------
1845O------$1,383$1,770$2,710$4,480$26,000$76,900$150,000----
1846(None) Phil------$1,500$1,715$2,740$5,365$40,250--------
1846O----$1,400$1,750$1,950$2,820$4,120$42,625$103,750$153,500----
1847(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,382$1,470$4,730$28,350$52,000----
1847O----$1,275$1,244$1,288$1,463$1,908$8,575$41,750$91,250----
1848(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,359$1,520$6,775$33,750$59,500$101,200--
1848O------$1,563$2,060$4,010$5,200$22,000$58,900$77,400$181,250$286,250
1849O------$2,835$3,430$5,450$6,750$50,900--------
1849(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,427$1,766$4,840$26,700$48,700----
1850(None) PhilLarge Date--$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,379$1,520$7,779$35,400$75,250----
1850(None) PhilSmall Date----$1,216$1,247$1,461$1,990$10,430$48,100------
1850O----$1,430$1,798$2,033$2,710$4,840$28,500$70,000$130,000$297,500--
1851(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,498$1,370$5,890$41,200$60,000----
1851O------$1,271$1,318$1,590$2,014$17,700$51,750$85,750----
1852(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,299$1,403$1,520$4,227$28,350$49,250$164,750$325,000
1852O------$2,000$2,240$5,530$9,130$117,000--------
1853(None) Phil------$1,216$1,242$1,388$1,540$4,950$30,550$56,400----
1853/'2(None) Phil------$1,218$1,373$2,005$2,683$15,900--------
1853O----$1,350$1,450$1,493$2,005$2,600$24,750--------
1854S------$1,405$1,560$1,964$2,557$22,950--------
1854(None) Phil------$1,272$1,303$1,413$1,670$8,575$35,400$58,900----
1854O------$1,383$1,538$2,005$3,305$20,050--------
1855(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,529$1,520$4,730$26,810$49,800$121,440--
1855O------$1,840$2,463$4,925$7,550$30,700--------
1856(None) Phil----$1,275$1,216$1,247$1,379$1,520$4,400$33,495$48,150$101,200--
1856O------$1,750$2,005$4,150$5,640$49,250--------
1856S------$1,272$1,359$1,590$2,323$17,150$58,900------
1857(None) Phil------$1,284$1,340$1,694$2,850$26,800--------
1857O----$2,000$3,000$3,650$7,300$10,870$100,000$200,000$300,000$450,000$600,000
1857S----$1,800$2,000$2,005$3,790$4,840$14,800$40,100$80,250----
1858S60-80 Known--$1,993$2,228$2,490$4,370$10,038$27,500--------
1858(None) Phil50-65 Known----$6,000$5,920$8,300$12,120$41,500$177,000$339,300----
1858O------$1,500$1,535$2,185$3,430$17,700$61,700------
1859(None) Phil------$1,216$1,247$1,509$2,295$20,750$66,000------
1859O50-75 Known------$9,900$22,550$33,200----------
1859S40-60 Known--$3,650$5,170$6,000$10,650$16,495$48,400--------
1860(None) Phil------$1,216$1,247$1,704$2,118$12,175$37,900$91,250----
1860O30-45 Known--$5,975$7,025$8,850$15,900$21,150$59,500--------
1861(None) Phil----$1,097$1,216$1,247$1,562$2,103$6,250$27,800$51,450$163,100$325,000
1861S----$3,540$4,370$5,780$10,925$14,375$48,400--------
1862(None) Phil----$2,500$2,710$3,650$5,200$6,775$23,650$48,400$66,000----
1863S40-60 Known--$6,750$8,300$10,400$15,900$22,125$135,000--------
1863(None) Phil------$11,000$15,400$44,800$59,450$140,500$233,750------
1864(None) Phil40-60 Known------$8,960$13,550$27,540$75,500--------
1864S22-26 Known--$46,200$62,500$73,000$117,900$189,500----------
1865(None) Phil50-75 Known----$4,120$4,950$9,350$24,750$54,500$175,000------
1865S25-35 Known--$6,195$7,410$8,350$17,700$27,100$121,000--------
1865S865/Inverted 186, 40-60 Known--$6,715$8,001$9,235$18,470$27,060$154,050$275,000$312,500----
1866SNo Motto, 40-55 Known--$3,900$5,670$7,800$16,950$20,325$70,400--------
1866(None) PhilMotto, 75-90 Known----$2,185$2,600$5,170$7,025$43,700--------
1866SMotto, 60-80 Known--$2,500$2,960$4,065$6,525$9,400$26,400--------
1867(None) Phil75-100 Known----$3,305$3,885$5,044$8,300$40,400--------
1867S50-75 Known----$4,480$6,390$9,460$15,350----------
1868(None) Phil--------$1,483$1,895$2,600$19,995--------
1868S----$1,500$1,688$2,365$3,430$5,310----------
1869(None) Phil60-75 Known----$1,978$2,365$5,670$8,100$43,700$74,800------
1869S60-75 Known----$2,600$3,430$5,670$9,020$44,800$195,000------
1870(None) Phil------$1,870$2,350$3,180$5,030$35,200--------
1870CC45-60 Known--$83,500$92,900$103,700$127,750$206,250----------
1870S80-100 Known--$2,000$2,213$3,070$4,840$6,195$47,300--$250,000----
1871(None) Phil60-75 Known------$1,760$3,900$7,300$48,700--------
1871CCAbout 100 Known--$3,650$4,950$7,300$20,050$30,150$80,800--------
1871S80-100 Known----$1,493$1,853$2,710$5,750----------
1872S------$1,422$1,540$2,005$4,565$37,625--------
1872CC75-90 Known--$12,500$14,500$16,100$30,495$34,150----------
1872(None) Phil------$3,500$3,900$8,020$12,450$39,000$60,300$101,000----
1873(None) Phil30-35 Known------$10,450$19,995$36,500$108,700--------
1873CC60-80 Known--$15,000$17,700$24,750$40,100$68,600----------
1873S80-100 Known--$1,750$2,000$1,895$3,900$5,890$35,400--------
1874(None) Phil------$1,018$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,645$17,150$30,700$62,250--
1874CC----$2,600$3,125$4,315$8,630$17,700$84,100$236,500$308,000$495,000--
1874S------$1,535$1,770$2,820$6,750$40,000--------
1875(None) Phil--------$165,000$294,500$600,000----------
1875CC----$4,950$6,250$8,460$17,000$34,300$114,200$187,000------
1876S80-100 Known----$2,295$3,070$6,000$11,200----------
1876CC----$4,925$6,610$9,350$18,950$27,100----------
1876(None) Phil40-50 Known------$5,500$13,975$24,750$91,250--------
1877S------$1,237$1,378$1,825$2,585$27,500--------
1877(None) Phil--------$4,950$8,740$14,100$49,200--------
1877CC60-75 Known--$8,000$9,180$11,060$16,450$44,800----------
1878S------$1,114$1,117$1,153$1,461$22,400$57,250$75,500----
1878(None) Phil------$1,018$1,023$1,187$1,413$1,480$5,310$12,450$42,650--
1878CC60-75 Known----$6,500$9,625$22,125$31,950$132,000--------
1879(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,139$1,158$1,273$3,055$7,825$29,600$49,800
1879CC45-60 Known----$19,300$23,500$44,800$65,000$150,000--------
1879O75-100 Known------$11,550$21,575$30,975$89,600--------
1879S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,596$7,300$17,425$50,000--
1880CC----$1,650$1,755$2,240$3,650$5,750$44,800--------
1880O--------$1,715$2,995$4,190$20,750$85,750$156,250----
1880S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,148$1,248$2,370$9,070$33,000--
1880(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,145$1,248$2,079$4,920$26,000--
1881(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,154$1,248$1,762$2,489$23,650--
1881CC------$1,950$2,365$3,623$5,115$10,925$74,750$104,500----
1881O------$1,155$1,743$2,905$3,760$18,550--------
1881S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,171$1,248$2,069$5,780$9,900--
1882O------$1,073$1,317$2,005$2,475$12,010$53,100------
1882S------$1,018$1,117$1,140$1,120$1,248$2,865$17,700$44,800--
1882CC------$2,088$2,710$5,890$11,180$36,800$85,750------
1882(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,114$1,248$1,715$2,325$16,600$67,750
1883S------$1,018$1,023$1,175$1,192$2,020$8,960$20,000$35,000$65,000
1883CC----$1,750$2,005$2,710$4,813$7,825$42,600--------
1883O40-50 Known--$20,000$25,000$28,750$49,750$91,750$203,250--------
1883(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,141$1,248$2,295$9,550----
1884(None) Phil------$1,018$1,023$1,140$1,135$1,300$3,916$18,250$35,000--
1884CC----$610$615$563$576$602$675$801$988$2,288$4,640
1885(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,091$1,248$2,020$5,060$34,300$75,500
1885S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,142$1,248$2,020$8,350----
1886(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,157$1,248$2,545$10,100----
1886S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,111$1,248$1,781$2,327$23,500$50,000
1887(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,173$1,568$6,550$16,450----
1887S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,147$1,248$1,715$5,950$27,500--
1888O------$1,142$1,144$1,173$1,242$1,950$8,130$27,100----
1888S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,156$1,248$1,770$5,175----
1888(None) Phil------$1,018$1,023$1,140$1,167$1,398$8,388$19,100----
1889(None) Phil------$1,111$1,265$1,798$2,158$4,370$11,000------
1889S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,142$1,248$1,965$3,195$62,250--
1890(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,273$3,540$10,375$28,500--
1890CC----$1,375$1,358$1,543$2,475$3,263$6,940$29,600$80,750----
1891(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,061$1,273$2,475$13,000----
1891CC----$1,500$1,538$1,693$2,190$2,513$2,795$9,460$36,250$74,800--
1892S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,273$2,490$7,825$22,500--
1892(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,172$1,248$1,666$2,632$9,275$32,100
1892O------$1,069$1,143$1,165$1,242$1,770$12,450------
1892CC----$1,400$1,303$1,505$2,294$2,793$8,375$41,500$62,750----
1893(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,121$1,224$1,729$2,350$8,713$15,400
1893CC------$1,770$2,213$3,540$5,890$29,600--------
1893O------$1,142$1,150$1,181$1,242$1,743$6,390------
1893S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$2,639$6,250$20,000$50,000
1894(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,149$1,200$1,656$2,530$6,725--
1894O------$1,136$1,139$1,174$1,322$1,525$8,080$17,700$28,600--
1894S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,309$5,810--------
1895S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,189$3,900$12,175$29,600$62,250$149,500
1895(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,166$1,200$1,675$1,995$13,275$24,200
1895O------$1,142$1,150$1,223$1,398$1,715$7,025$29,075----
1896(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,866$3,180$13,200--
1896S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$2,033$11,625$31,950$60,000$85,000
1897(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,134$1,224$1,658$2,272$4,068$14,675
1897O------$1,073$1,089$1,281$1,333$2,130$7,550$23,650$42,600$87,400
1897S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,273$5,890$13,000$30,000$70,500
1898(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,164$1,248$1,658$3,639$4,950$14,950
1898S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$2,240$5,090$20,000$50,000
1899S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,142$1,162$1,248$1,729$3,540$24,200$54,200
1899O------$1,212$1,245$1,306$1,422$2,283$12,010$22,125$45,900$85,000
1899(None) Phil----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,131$1,248$1,709$2,272$3,779$7,251
1900(None) Phil------$1,018$1,023$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,664$2,397$3,250$19,100
1900S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,494$4,010$15,625$34,300$60,000
1901(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,200$1,649$2,345$4,559$4,229
1901O------$1,192$1,220$1,281$1,372$2,020$3,263$6,640$16,600$38,750
1901S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,179$1,248$1,509$2,419$3,750$4,745
1902(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,840$3,320$12,450$30,000
1902S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,715$2,391$3,653$9,950
1903S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,214$1,248$1,715$2,272$3,543$4,980
1903O------$1,073$1,089$1,281$1,361$1,804$3,203$5,310$25,175$75,000
1903(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,124$1,248$1,676$2,272$8,210$19,500
1904(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,715$2,397$10,650$20,750
1904O------$1,073$1,089$1,181$1,222$1,688$2,655$8,850$27,125$40,125
1905(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,182$1,248$1,729$2,475$6,500$14,800
1905S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,108$1,273$5,060$17,150$34,300--
1906(None) Phil------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,100$1,248$1,706$2,397$6,635$21,300
1906D----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,113$1,248$1,670$2,134$7,660$22,400
1906O------$1,073$1,089$1,281$1,372$2,115$6,425$11,460$27,375$45,900
1906S----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,162$1,274$2,615$7,800$24,900$34,300
1907(None) PhilLiberty--$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,152$1,248$1,631$2,108$4,700$18,150
1907D----$1,200$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,248$1,729$3,168$23,650--
1907S------$1,114$1,117$1,140$1,167$1,273$3,845$16,600$29,600$52,000

Description and History

Between the last of the Heraldic Eagles in 1804 (which were actually minted in 1834) until 1838, no new $10.00 Gold Eagle coins were struck. Eagles, when infrequently available, were often melted as there was a premium on their size and weight. But a gold coin shortage in the United States received some relief with the discovery of gold in both the Carolinas and Georgia. Now, the demand for gold was strong so the government opened mints in Charlotte (NC), Dahlonega (GA) and in New Orleans, as it was the second most important port in the United States.

As the price of gold continued to rise and hoarding was rampant, the size and weight of the $10 Gold eagle were reduced. Second Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht, who did most of the designing while the Chief Engraver, William Kneass, was suffering a stroke, designed the new eagle that would be struck in 1838.

Gobrecht’s design depicted a bust of Miss Liberty, with her hair pulled back, wearing a crown with the word “LIBERTY” inscribed on it. Miss Liberty faced left and 13 six-pointed stars encircled her with the date directly beneath her bust. The reverse featured an eagle with wings outstretched and pointed upwards, holding three arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other. Around the eagle was “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” with the denomination “TEN D.” directly below the eagle.

1838 Liberty Head Eagle – Gobrecht’s New Design – Obverse [left] – Reverse [right].

In 1838, the initial year, only 7,200 coins were struck. In 1839, 25,801 coins were struck, all with Large Letters. There was also an unknown tiny quantity of a proof version, with Large Letters and an overdate of 1839 9/8. The known coin is extremely rare.

Beginning in 1841, coins were struck at the New Orleans Mint, bearing the famed “O” mintmark. In 1855, coins from the San Francisco mint, bearing an “S” were struck as well. The last New Orleans coin of this type was struck in 1860, as the mint was occupied by the State of Louisiana and then the Confederacy after the attack on Fort Sumter in 1861. The design was struck throughout 1865, and in 1866 in San Francisco until legislation created the “Motto” variety 1866. A resurgence of religious fervor swept the country during the Civil War and our coinage was not immune to representing the current passion of the day.