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The half eagle was the first gold coin actually struck for the United States. The five-dollar piece was authorized to be coined by the Act of April 2, 1792, and the first type weighed 135 grains, .9167 fineness. The Act of June 28, 1834, changed the weight to 129 grains, .8992 fineness. Fineness became .900 by the Act of January 18, 1837. There are many varieties among the early dates, caused by changes in the number of stars and style of eagle, by overdates, and by differences in the size of figures in the dates. Those dated prior to 1807 do not bear any mark of value. The 1822 half eagle is considered one of the most valuable regular-issue coins of the entire United States series. Proofs of some dates prior to 1855 are known to exist, and all are rare. Commemorative and bullion $5 coins have been made at West Point since 1986 and 1994, respectively; thus this is the only U.S. denomination made at each of the eight mints.
1799 Small Reverse Stars Half Eagle (BD-2, R-5+) NCG AU58 CAC. An estimated mintage of 10,000-15,000 half eagles were struck bearing the 1799 date.....More
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1807 Half Eagle, 1807 $5 Capped Bust Left (BD-8, R-2) PCGS MS63. A popular and important type coin, the present specimen is a truly premium quality coin....More
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1808 Half Eagle $5 NGC MS62, BD-3, R-4. Very important for type set purposes, this uncirculated 1808 half eagle is the scarce of the two non-overdate varieties for the year. With an estimated 100-125 pieces known....More
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1808/7 Half Eagle $5 PCGS MS61. BD-1, R-6. Since the Bass-Dannreuther (BD) reference on early American gold coins was published there has been a growing awareness of the rarity of some of these historic and enigmatic pieces....More
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1809/8 Half Eagle $5 NGC MS6, BD-1, R-3+. Certified by NGC in a new holder, this is the only variety for the 1809 half eagle, with an estimated 250-325 pieces known to exist in all grades.....More
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1809/8 Half Eagle $5 (BD-1, R-3+) NGC MS63. Only one variety is known to have been used to strike an estimated 33,875 half eagles dated 1809.....More
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1813 Half Eagle (BD-1, R-2) NCS AU Details. The more available of the two varieties for the year, which saw the introduction of the small capped bust design....More
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1830 $5 Half Eagle PCGS AU58. Small D (BD-2, R-5+). The 1830 half eagle is a very curious issue, which was largely influenced by massive gold melting in the mid 1830's....More
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1834 Half Eagle $5 NGC MS61. 1834 $5, Classic Head, Crosslet 4. With less than an estimated 10% of all 1834 Classic Head, Crosslet 4 half eagles surviving in Mint State.......More
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1834 Half Eagle $5 Plain 4 NGC AU55. 1834 $5 Classic Head, Plain 4. The first issue of the newly reformed gold coins (after the Mint act of June 27, 1834) and a very popular type coin in all grades......More
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1834 Classic Half Eagle $5 NGC MS62. First year of issue for the classic head type, and the first of this denomination that is somewhat easily acquired in circulated grades.....More
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1838 Half Eagle $5 NGC MS61. Lustrous BU. With a mintage of 286,588 pieces, the 1838 half eagle struck at the Philadelphia Mint can not be considered to be a truly....More
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1840-D Half Eagle $5 SS New York NGC MS62 CAC. 1840-D $5 Liberty Head, No Motto, SS New York. The SS New York was lost in a hurricane in 1846 in the Gulf of Mexico......More
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1848 Half Eagle $5 NGC XF45. When it comes to the scarcity of gold coins from the 1840s and 1850s, it is often thought that they could be considered common......More
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1850-D Half Eagle $5 NGC MS61. 1850-D $5 Liberty Head, No Motto, Half Eagle NGC MS61. For the collector/investor who requires the finest “top pop” coins for his/her holdings look no further than this lovely southern gold piece....More
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1860-D $5 Half Eagle Medium D, PCGS MS62. Second to last half eagle from the Dahlonega Mint, struck just a year before the American Civil War commenced.....More
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1861 Half Eagle NGC AU55 CAC. A premium quality, about uncirculated example of this popular half eagle. 688,084 pieces were produced in the year the civil war commenced.
1861 Half Eagle NGC AU55 CAC. A very original gold coin from the year the civil war commenced. Stickered by CAC for exceptional quality, this is a very nice coin.More
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1861 Half Eagle NGC AU55 CAC. A premium quality, about uncirculated example of this popular half eagle. 688,084 pieces were produced in the year the civil war commenced. More
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1861 Half Eagle NGC AU55 CAC. A premium quality, about uncirculated example of this popular half eagle. 688,084 pieces were produced in the year the civil war commenced.
1861 $5 Half Eagle PCGS MS64. Sharp & fresh. Offered here is a near gem survivor of this popular Civil War date, which is much scarcer than the smaller quarter eagle....More
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1863-S $5 Half Eagle NGC AU58. Most of the gold coins that were minted at the San Francisco Mint during the American Civil War saw extensive use in circulation during the 1860s....More
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1863-S $5 Half Eagle NGC AU50. Most of the Civil War dated half eagle issues, minted at both the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints............More
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1870-S $5 Half Eagle NGC AU53. The 1870-S half eagle is overshadowed by the Carson City half eagle of the same year, which was one of the first gold coins produced at that Mint....More
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1887 Half Eagle $5 NGC PF64 CAMEO. A total of 87 half eagles were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1887. No circulation strikes were struck this year....More
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1892-CC Liberty Half Eagle, NGC AU50, CAC, P.Q. Scarce date Carson City Half Eagle, in a grade that is becoming increasingly more difficult to find......More
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1907 $5 NGC MS63 CAC. Very popular date as the 1907 dated coronet type Liberty Half Eagle is the last date in the series which was followed by the Indian Half Eagle gold coins series...More
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1907 Half Eagle PCGS PR63. Blasty vintage orange tone. Green old holder. The second to last year that the Liberty Head design was used on the half eagle, in use since its introduction in 1839......More
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