1911 Choice Uncirculated $10 Indian Head Eagle Designer Augustus Saint Gaudens Weight: 16.718 Grams .900 Gold .100 Copper Mintage: 505,500 Mint: Philadelphia Obv. portrait of Liberty, facing left. She is wearing an Indian feather headdress with the word LIBERTY inscribed on the band. Typically such a headdress was only worn by male Native Americans. Thirteen stars, representing the original states of the Union, appear above with the date below. Rev. features a bald eagle, with unnaturally long legs and neck, which are not anatomically correct. The eagle stands on a branch with thirteen leaves, with the denomination spelled as TEN DOLLARS below. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is in the field behind the neck, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is above. In 1907, a small number of coins were struck with a wire rim, which would protect the coins from wear. Ultimately, it was determined that this type of rim would not be suitable for circulation since the coins did not stack properly. Charles Barber executed another version with a rounded rim and finally with a standard rim, also removing the periods between the motto on the reverse. In 1908, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the left field following public complaints about the omission of the words. No further design changes would take place for the series up through its conclusion in 1933, which coincided with the recall of all federal gold