The gold $10 coin was called the Gold eagle. The Gold Eagle went through several versions, with the coronet type being produced over the longest period. The final production was of Indian Head pieces.
The Gold Eagle contained about 1/2 ounce of gold, with a composition of about 0.900 fineness.
Many of these have a value not much over the price of gold, and they do make nice numismatic pieces. As with other gold pieces, during the period when it was illegal to own gold coins many were destroyed. Mintages for gold coins from the time of these fantastic coins cannot show the true amount of coins still available.
The $10 Gold Eagle was minted from 1795 through 1933, with several missing years.
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