1870 Liberty Head Eagle
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About This Coin
The 1870 Liberty Head Eagle is a United States Gold Eagle from the Liberty Head Eagles 1838-1907 series — 33rd of 70 years in the series. In 1870, coins were struck at the San Francisco, Carson City, and Philadelphia Mints with a combined mintage of 17,933. This ranks 9th of 70 years by total mintage, below the series median of 197,849. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. First Carson City eagle, beginning one of numismatics' most collectible gold coin series by mintmark. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 16.7 grams, 26.8 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Produced 6 years after the celebrated 1864 key date. Across its variants, estimated values range from $3.2K to $242K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $1080K in AU58 grade at Stack's Bowers. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — range across all strike types, reflecting typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
