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1904 (O) Liberty Head Eagle - Presentation Piece

Strike Type
1904 (O) Gold Eagle coin

Coin Details

Year
1904
Denomination
Gold Eagle
Mint Mark
O
Strike Type
Special Strike
Series
Liberty Head Eagles 1838-1907
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Mintage (whole issue)
108,950
Composition
90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight
16.72g
Diameter
27mm
Edge
Reeded

Description

The 1904 (O) Liberty Head Eagle - Presentation Piece is a special strike Gold Eagle struck at the New Orleans Mint, part of the Liberty Head Eagles 1838-1907 series. The 108,950 figure is the mintage of every 1904-O eagle; how many were struck as presentation pieces is not recorded. 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 the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll above the eagle. Produced during the Progressive Era, when President Theodore Roosevelt championed a renaissance in American coin design. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 16.72 grams, 27 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #88756.

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