Indian Head 10 Dollar US Coin Display Numismatic Sculpture

Display your Indian Head eagle alongside a full-body sculptural interpretation of Lady Liberty inspired by the portrait on the ten-dollar gold piece.

This coin display takes Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s Indian Head Liberty and reimagines it as a standing three-dimensional figure, preserving recognizable elements from the coin such as her classical profile, feathered war bonnet and the LIBERTY band across the headdress while extending the portrait into a complete classical sculpture.

The integrated coin platform is positioned on the base in front of Liberty so that the coin becomes part of the composition rather than covering the figure.

Rather than displaying a ten-dollar gold piece on a generic stand, Aurea Displays connects the physical coin with the artwork, symbolism and history behind one of the most distinctive gold designs of the early twentieth century.

INDIAN HEAD EAGLE

The Indian Head eagle was designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and struck from 1907 to 1933, with a gap during and after the First World War.

Its obverse shows Liberty facing left, wearing a Native American war bonnet with LIBERTY on the band and thirteen stars above. The reverse shows a standing eagle on a bundle of arrows, encircled by an olive branch. A 1907 eagle is a first-year issue of this design. Early 1907 pieces were struck without IN GOD WE TRUST; Congress required the motto, which was added in 1908.

President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned Saint-Gaudens to replace the long-running Liberty Head gold coins with more artistic designs. Roosevelt asked that an Indian feather headdress be added to Saint-Gaudens’s Liberty, calling it distinctly American. The sculptor based Liberty’s features on a Victory model related to his Sherman Monument in New York, then added the war bonnet. Saint-Gaudens died in August 1907, shortly before the new eagles entered circulation.

This sculpture uses that portrait as the starting point for a full-body interpretation of Liberty. Because the original coin only depicts her head and headdress, the standing body, clothing and pose are a sculptural interpretation designed to complement the early-twentieth-century style of the original numismatic artwork.

DESIGNED FOR INDIAN HEAD EAGLES

This display was designed especially with Indian Head eagles and other U.S. gold coins around 27 mm in diameter in mind.

The size and position of the coin holder were developed so that a ten-dollar gold piece remains visually prominent on the base while not covering the main details of the standing Liberty sculpture or her headdress.

While the proportions work particularly well with Indian Head ten-dollar gold pieces, including first-year 1907 issues and the rest of the 1907–1933 series, the holder can also display many other U.S. coin sizes, including:

• cents
• dimes
• nickels
• quarters
• half dollars
• smaller gold coins
• approximately 27 mm U.S. gold eagles

For this particular design, however, Indian Head eagles and similarly sized gold coins provide the best visual proportions.

You may provide your coin’s diameter and thickness in the personalization field for additional fit certainty.

HISTORICALLY INSPIRED DESIGN

The head, war bonnet and LIBERTY band of the sculpture are based on the Liberty portrait created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens for the ten-dollar gold piece.

Details from the original portrait have been translated into three dimensions, while the standing body and classical drapery complete the figure in a style intended to complement the 1907 coin design.

It is an artistic interpretation, not an official U.S. Mint product.

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Height: 10 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 25 / 30 cm or 3.9 / 5.5 / 6.7 / 8.3 / 9.8 / 11.8 inches
• Indian Head 10 Dollar / Saint-Gaudens eagle coin display
• Holds 1 coin
• Designed especially for Indian Head eagles and other approximately 27 mm U.S. gold coins
• The coin remains visible without covering the main statue design
• Also suitable for smaller U.S. coins
• Full-body interpretation inspired by Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s Liberty portrait
• Integrated coin platform
• 3D printed in PLA
• Coin rests naturally on the holder — no glue or permanent attachment required
• Suitable for shelves, cabinets, desks and collection displays
• Made to order
• No assembly required

MADE FOR COIN COLLECTORS

The coin rests naturally on the integrated platform rather than being glued, clamped or permanently attached.

Particular attention was given to the placement of the holder so that a ten-dollar gold piece sits in front of the standing figure, keeping both the coin and the war-bonnet Liberty clearly visible.

The result allows an Indian Head eagle to become the focal point of the display while still keeping the sculpture unobstructed.

PLEASE NOTE

The photographs show the display with an empty coin platform. A coin is not included.

The stand works especially well with Indian Head eagles and other U.S. coins around 27 mm in diameter, but smaller U.S. denominations can also be displayed.

Coin dimensions can vary between different types, dates and individual pieces. For additional fit certainty, please provide the diameter and thickness of the coin you intend to display when ordering.

CUSTOM DESIGNS

Looking for another figure from American coinage?

Other presidents, historical figures and allegorical Liberty designs can also be created as custom coin displays, with the holder adapted around the coin you would like to feature.