USA 5 dollars Liberty Head 1846

USA, Denver
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Rarity

Rare

Attributes of Coins

RegionUSA
Denomination5 dollars
Krause numberKM# 69
Mintage80,294
MetalGold 0.900
thickness1.6 mm
diameter21.6 mm
weight8.359 g
Obverse:
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Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverse:
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Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
FIVE D.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Introduction of Coins

The 1846-D/D half eagle gets all the publicity but the normal mintmark variety is substantially scarcer, especially in high grades. In fact, it is ranked as the second rarest Dahlonega half eagle in higher grades. There are just a dozen or so pieces known in properly graded AU and two pieces in Uncirculated. 

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