| 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 |
| mint-mark | Various |
| 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. Mint mark, if any, is positioned above the date. |
| 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. |
| variety | 1834-1838 |
| weight-grams | 8.36 |
| year-display | 1834-1838 |