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 |
Da |
mintage |
56,413 |
ngc-id |
25UK |
obverse-description |
Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom. |
pcgs-link |
8258 |
pcgs-number |
8258 |
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 D |
weight-grams |
8.359 |
weight-ounces |
0.24187 |
year-display |
1839-1866 |