1843-O $5 Large Letters

Coin / United States of America / 1843 / New Orleans / $5 Liberty Gold – No Motto / $5 (Five Dollars)

Large 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
mint-mark O
mintage 82,000
ngc-id 25T6
obverse-description Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 8216
pcgs-number 8216
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 Large Letters
weight-grams 8.359
weight-ounces 0.24187
year-display 1839-1866