![]() A Guide Book of United States Coins (56th edition) by R.S.List of circulating designs The 1822 Capped Head half eagle (large diameter) is one of only three known for the year Proof coins were produced at Philadelphia from 1859 on. The San Francisco Mint first produced half eagles in 1854, its first year of operation, as did Carson City in 1870, and Denver in 1906.Īlthough circulating half eagle production was discontinued in 1929, half eagle commemorative and $5 denominated (1/10 ounce) bullion coins were minted at West Point starting in the late twentieth century. The New Orleans Mint minted half eagles from 1840 to 1861. In 1838, the Charlotte Mint and the Dahlonega Mint produced half eagles of the Coronet type in their first years of operation, and continued to mint half eagles until 1861, their last year of operation. Prior to 1838 all half eagles were minted in Philadelphia because there were no other operating mints. The $5 denomination has the distinction of being the only denomination for which coins were minted at eight US mints. Production of the half eagle was suspended during World War I and not resumed until 1929, the final year of issue.ĭue to higher demand common date Indian Head half eagles tend to be worth slightly more than common date Liberty Head half eagles.ĭistinctions Liberty Enlightening the World depicted on the obverse of its 1986 100th anniversary Statue of Liberty commemorative half-eagle The reverse depicted a perched eagle with the inscriptions " E PLURIBUS UNUM" and " IN GOD WE TRUST". The obverse depicted a Native American head wearing a feathered headdress. These two series are unique in United States coinage because the design and inscriptions are stamped in incuse, rather than being raised from the surface, meaning that the flat surfaces are the highest points of the coin. The new design matched the new quarter eagle design of the same date. The composition, weight, and diameter of the coin remained unchanged, but both the obverse and reverse were drastically altered. In 1908, the final type was first produced and designed by Bela Lyon Pratt. Scarcer dates and coins of higher grades can be worth much more, and all Charlotte, Carson City and Dahlonega pieces are scarce and valuable. Mints: Philadelphia, Dahlonega, Charlotte, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City, and Denver. The Liberty Head half eagle is the only coin of a single design to be minted at seven U.S. This design was used for nearly 70 years, from 1839 to 1908, with a modest change in 1866, when " IN GOD WE TRUST" was placed on the reverse above the eagle. Its weight was virtually the same, 8.359 grams, but the diameter was reduced one final time, to 21.6 mm, in 1840, for a gold content of 0.242 Troy Oz. ![]() However, gold ore used at the southern branch mints of Charlotte and Dahlonega had a high natural silver content, and many of these coins contained up to five percent silver, giving them a distinct so-called "green gold" color. The reverse design remained largely the same, although the value was changed from " 5 D." to " FIVE D.".įor those struck at the Philadelphia Mint, there was no longer any silver in the coin - its composition was now. ![]() ![]() The new obverse was designed by Christian Gobrecht and is known as the "Liberty Head or "Coronet head".
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