One of my favorite early United States gold coins is the 1804 eagle. I was recently able to purchase a nice PCGS AU55 example in the Heritage 2008 FUN auction (it’s already been placed in a specialist’s collection) and as I was preparing to ship the coin to its new owner it got me to thinking more about this interesting issue.   
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Until the establishment of the double eagle in 1849, the Eagle (or Ten Dollar gold piece) was the highest denomination produced by the United States mint. These coins were struck from 1795 through 1804 but this denomination was discontinued until 1838 when the new Gobrecht Liberty Head design was introduced. Early Eagles have proven to be very popular with collectors over the years.   
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