USA 5 dollars Liberty Head 1890
USA, Philadelphia


Rarity
Extremely Rare
Attributes of Coins
Region | USA |
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Denomination | 5 dollars |
Krause number | KM# 101 |
Mintage | 88 |
Metal | Gold 0.900 |
thickness | 1.8 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.
IN GOD WE TRUST
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
1890 saw record low mintages for mint state half eagles with only 4,240 struck. However, the proof mintage was nearly 50 times lower at only 88 pieces.Read More