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Liberty Head $10: Historical eagle not one ounce
A Liberty Head eagle is a historical ten-dollar coin. It contains less than half a fine ounce, not the full ounce of a modern fifty-dollar Gold Eagle. This calculator profile uses 0.48375 fine troy ounce of gold per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.
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- A Liberty Head eagle is a historical ten-dollar coin. It contains less than half a fine ounce, not the full ounce of a modern fifty-dollar Gold Eagle.
- This profile contains zero point four eight three seven five fine troy ounce of gold per coin.
- Four matching coins contain one point nine three five fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current gold spot price.
- Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
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Photographs resized and cropped for display; coin details are not retouched. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain (PD-US-SI) · License.
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