USA 5 dollars Liberty Head 1863

USA, Philadelphia
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Rarity

Extremely Rare

Attributes of Coins

RegionUSA
Denomination5 dollars
Krause numberKM# 69
Mintage2,442
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

An exceptionally rare half eagle in the No Motto series. Only 2,442 business strikes were produced, and as one might imagine very few exist today in any grade. When encountered, VF-XF is the usual grade range for this issue with only a few pieces known in AU (no mint state examples are believed extant).                    

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