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In 1908 Saint-Gaudens' Indian Head design
was modified on the reverse by the addition of IN
GOD WE TRUST in the field at the center right. The
motto, restored by a special act of Congress, remained
in effect through the end of the series in 1933.
Otherwise the Indian head obverse and perched eagle
reverse motif remained unchanged.
The edges of issues 1908-1911 have 46
raised stars, while those minted from 1912 onward
have 48 raised stars, reflecting an increased number
of states in the Union. Mintage was intense and continuous
from 1908 through 1916, after which no examples were
made until 1920-S, followed by a gap until the 1926
Philadelphia issue, with the next following being
1930-S, then 1932 and 1933.
Issue dates: 1908-1933
Composition: 0.900 part gold, 0.100 part
copper
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 258 grains
Business strike mintage: 14,385,139
Proof mintage: 768
Fine
Gold Content: .4838
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