1837 $5

Coin / United States of America / 1837 / Philadelphia / $5 Classic Head Gold / $5 (Five Dollars)

coinage-type Classic head gold half eagle
desg MS
designer William Kneass
diameter 22.5
edge Reeded
fineness 0.8992
material 89.92% gold; 10.08% silver & copper
mintage 207,121
ngc-id 25RZ
obverse-description Liberty is seen with a formal, or classic, hair style, facing left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 8175
pcgs-number 8175
reverse-description An eagle with wings fully spread. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery with "5 D." written as a fraction appears at the bottom.
weight-grams 8.36
year-display 1834-1838