The Half Eagle was the very first gold coin struck at the United States mint. Starting in 1795, the Half Eagle became the only U.S gold coin struck in each of the 8 U.S mints may or varieties exist in the early series with several appearing for sale very infrequently, sometimes not being seen for years.
The Small Eagle design Half Eagle by Scot, was one of the first acts that the then new mint director Henry William DeSaussure had proclaimed (one of 2, first to place gold coins in circulation, and second to improve an coin designs in general). The series ran for only a short terms 1795 thru 1798 with 1798 being a major variety commanding multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars in better status of preservation.
A serious prize for specialists as well as investors of items of great historical importance, these Early Half Eagles have captured the imagination of collectors since they were first made.
They are all scarce to extremely rare and a symbol of the beginning of the United States via its coinage and coined art.
We at U.S. Rare Coin Investments highly recommend these coins for investments portfolios. Whether a single coin or the long term acquisition of them with the goal of building a set in terms of historical importances as well as longterm profit potential, cannot be overstated in our opinion.
