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1828 FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8138
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 28,029
Proofs: estimated 5
Designer: Robert Scot & John
Reich
Diameter: 25 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Silver and Copper - 8.3%
Weight: 135 grains (8.748 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all dates of
this type were struck at the Philadelphia mint)
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& Associates
Varieties (2):
Normal Date
- Extremely Rare
1828/7 - Extremely Rare
Notes:
The finest 1828/7 Half Eagle graded by PCGS is a single
MS-63.
Significant examples:
see individual varieties
Recent appearances:
see individual varieties
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by
The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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