5 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Gold

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Issue year(s):
1880

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United States. Beautiful Liberty Head Gold $5 (Half Eagle) Coin.



Mint year: 1853
Reference: KM-101
Mint Place Philadelphia
Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Type: Liberty Head Gold ½ Eagle
Denomination: Liberty Head 5 Dollars (Gold Half Eagle)
Material: Gold (.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 8.36gm


Obverse: Diademed head of Lady Liberty left, surrounded by 13 stars. Date (1881) below.
Diadem Legend: LIBERTY

Reverse: Eagle with spread wings and US shield at chest looking left. Banner with motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” above.
Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . FIVE D .




The Half Eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since the 1980s. Composed almost entirely of gold, it has a face value of five dollars. Its production was authorized by The Act of April 2, 1792, and it was the first gold coin minted by the United States.


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1901. PCGS graded MS-62. Fully lustrous (PCGS # 8402) . Estimated Value $475 - 500. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. Categories: $5.00 Gold

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1901. NGC graded MS-63. Light toning (PCGS # 8402) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. Categories: $5.00 Gold

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1900. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning (PCGS # 8400) . Estimated Value $425 - 450. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. Categories: $5.00 Gold

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1899. NGC graded MS-63. Lightly toned. This piece displays attractive heavy-frosted gold color over the relatively abrasion-free surfaces (PCGS # 8398) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. Categories: $5.00 Gold

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1899. NGC graded MS-66. Well struck exhibiting natural pinkish color gold. No more than the heavily frosted luster so taypical of 1899-P gold coins comes a desirable strike. This piece is struck with exactness across the main (and secondary) devices. Pop 90; 13 finer (PCGS # 8398) . Estimated ...

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1894. NGC graded MS-63. Nicely toned (PCGS # 8387) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. Categories: $5.00 Gold
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Indian Head Eagle With Motto   In 1907 a collaboration between the dynamic president Theodore Roosevelt and renown American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens resulted in new designs for both the twenty dollar gold coin and the ten dollar gold coin. The new design on the eagle featured a native American on the obverse, and a standing eagle on the reverse. The Indian was modele ...
Variations and designs of 5 Dollar USA   The $5 United States coin, also known as the half eagle, has undergone various designs and variations throughout its history. Here are some notable designs and variations:Capped Bust (1795-1838):The Capped Bust design featured Liberty facing left wearing a Phrygian cap, with a small eagle on the reverse.Variations included changes in the size ...

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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...

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1876. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blast white Gem Cameo Proof. Only 1,260 struck. The Twenty-cent piece, sometimes called a "double dime," had a brief appearance in the fourth quarter of the 19t ...
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