Depicts the obverse design of the Capped Bust Half Dollar. This series was issued from 1807 to 1836 with a lettered edge, and with a reeded edge and modified obverse design from 1836 to 1839. The former design by John Reich was used for the present coin. The obverse inscriptions include “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “7th Presidency”, the dates of the Presidential term “1829-1837”, the year of mintage “2008”, and the mint mark “W”.

Depicts an image of Andrew Jackson, the war hero, appearing in uniform and mounted on a horse. The reverse inscriptions include his nickname “Old Hickory”, “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, the denomination “$10”, the gold content “1/2 oz.”, and the purity “.9999 Fine Gold”.

Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). Jackson's name has been associated with Jacksonian democracy or the spread of democracy in terms of the passing of political power from established elites to ordinary voters based on political parties. Throughout his eight years in office, Jackson made about 70 treaties with native American tribes both in the South and the Northwest. Jackson's presidency marked a new era in Indian-Anglo American relations initiating a policy of Indian removal. Jackson's portrait appears on the United States twenty-dollar bill. He has appeared on $5, $10, $50, and $10,000 bills in the past, as well as a Confederate $1,000 bill.

On January 10, 1813, Jackson led an army of 2,071 volunteers to New Orleans to defend the region against British and Native American attacks. He had been instructed to serve under General Wilkinson, who commanded Federal forces in New Orleans. Lacking adequate provisions, Wilkinson ordered Jackson to halt in Natchez, then part of the Mississippi Territory, and await further orders. Jackson reluctantly obeyed. The newly appointed Secretary of War, John Armstrong Jr., sent a letter to Jackson dated February 6 ordering him to dismiss his forces and to turn over his supplies to Wilkinson. In reply to Armstrong on March 15, Jackson defended the character and readiness of his men, and promised to turn over his supplies. He also promised, instead of dismissing the troops without provisions in Natchez, to march them back to Nashville. The march was filled with agony. Many of the men had fallen ill. Jackson and his officers turned over their horses to the sick. He paid for provisions for the men out of his own pocket. The soldiers began referring to their commander as "Hickory," after a hickory nut, because of his toughness, and Jackson became known as "Old Hickory".

Design: Justin Kunz
Modelling: Don Everhart