The Capped Bust Eagle also called Turban Head Eagles was in circulation from 1795 to 1804. From 1795 to 1797 it was called Capped Bust Right Small Eagle and from 1797 to 1804 the name changed to Capped Bust Right Heraldic Eagle.
Description of the Capped Bust (Turban Head) Eagle (1795-1797).
The obverse depicts a right-facing Liberty wearing a soft cap with long reaching hair streaming down the back and curling from under the cap at the front. An incongruous sweep of hair is wrapped from the back of the head around the cap(this why they are also called a Turban Head Eagles). The date is at the bottom of the coin and the word LIBERTY more or less at the top of it, usually to the right of Liberty’s cap, the two legends separated by six-point stars, which form a circle inside the dentils along the rim. Minting numbers: 5,583 were minted in 1795, 4,146 in 1796 and 3,615 in 1797. Total mintage: 13344.
1795 Capped Bust (Turban Head) Eagle.
Capped Bust (Turban Head) Eagle (1795-1797) for Sale
 1797 $10 GOLD EAGLE CAPPED BUST LARGE EAGLE AU55 PCGS  US $42,800.00
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Description of the Capped Bust Heraldic Eagle with Shield Reverse (1797-1804)
The reverse has in the center a left-facing eagle, wings outstretched with the tips extending nearly to the dentilled rim. A shield covers most of the body, and the eagle holds in its beak a loop of a ribbon displaying E PLURIBUS UNUM, positioned in front of the right wing and in back of the left. The eagle’s right claw clutches several arrows, the left an olive branch. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA nearly circles inside the rim, the words separated by the eagle’s wing tips and tail. Above the eagle are 13 small six-point stars in two arcs, six at the top and five below, with an additional star on each side of the eagle’s head. Above the stars, below STATES OF is an arc of clouds.
1801 Capped Bust (Heraldic) Eagle with Shield Reverse.
Capped Bust Heraldic Eagle with Shield Reverse (1797-1804) for Sale
 1799 $10 DRAPED BUST GOLD EAGLE NCS AU DETAIL US $8,000.00
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 1801 CAPPED BUST TEN DOLLAR GOLD PIECE GORGEOUS AU++ US $16,500.00
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1797 $10 GOLD EAGLE CAPPED BUST LARGE EAGLE AU55 PCGS US $42,800.00
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 1801 $10 GOLD EAGLE CAPPED BUST HERALDIC EAGLE AU53 NGC US $20,900.00
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Specifications of the Capped Bust Eagle
The Capped Bust Eagle was designed by Robert Scot with possible assistance from John Smith Gardner. Minted from 1795 - 1807. Diameter = ±33 mm, reeded edge. Made out of 91.67% Gold & 8.33% Copper.