USA 5 dollars Liberty Head 1847
USA, Charlotte


Rarity
Rare
Attributes of Coins
Region | USA |
---|---|
Denomination | 5 dollars |
Krause number | KM# 69 |
Mintage | 84,151 |
Metal | Gold 0.900 |
thickness | 1.6 mm |
diameter | 21.6 mm |
weight | 8.359 g |
Obverse:

Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverse:

Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
FIVE D.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
The 1847-C half eagle has the largest mintage, at 84,100 coins, of any C-mint five, and it is overall among the most available series issues. Doug Winter points out that in high grades, however, it is seen less often than some of the Charlotte issues from the 1850s.
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