1855-D FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS Nos: 8263, 98263
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 22,432
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±21.65
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 129
grains (8.24 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "D" (for Dahlonega, GA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Images courtesy of the Professional
Coin Grading Service
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-63 (illustrated
above). Part of the famous "Duke's Creek"
collection of Southern Gold coins as of October 21, 1999.
NGC MS-62. Heritage
01/2004: 9033, $16,100.00, Large D, Variety 32-AA
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 453, illustrated, sold for $5,290.00 Purchased from Paramount, March 10,
1968
Notes:
The finest "Large D" example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-63.
The finest
"Medium D" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
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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