Small Letters
| coinage-type | Liberty head gold half eagle |
| desg | MS |
| designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| diameter | 21.6 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 90% gold; 10% copper |
| mintage | 27,578 |
| ngc-id | 25ST |
| obverse-description | Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom. |
| pcgs-link | 8207 |
| pcgs-number | 8207 |
| reverse-description | Heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch in its claws is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * FIVE D. around the periphery. Mintmark (if any) is located under the eagle's claws. |
| variety | Small Letters |
| weight-grams | 8.359 |
| weight-ounces | 0.24187 |
| year-display | 1839-1866 |