Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
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The Half Eagle is a historic U.S. five-dollar gold coin, first authorized in 1792, that circulated widely in the 19th century and underwent several design and composition changes over its minting life.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Half Eagle | 0 |
| Half eagle (5-dollar gold coin) | 1 |
| Liberty Head | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States gold coin
ⓘ
five-dollar coin ⓘ |
| authorizationYear | 1792 ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ |
| category |
U.S. gold coinage
ⓘ
pre-1933 U.S. gold coin ⓘ |
| circulationCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| coinStandard | gold standard ⓘ |
| collectible | yes ⓘ |
| compositionChanged | yes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | five dollars ⓘ |
| denominationSeries | Eagle family ⓘ |
| designChanged | yes ⓘ |
| edge | reeded (most issues) ⓘ |
| faceValue | 5 USD ⓘ |
| firstYearOfIssue | 1795 ⓘ |
| higherDenomination | Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ |
| historicalCirculationRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international trade ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early U.S. federal coinage ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| lowerDenomination |
Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin)
ⓘ
Three-dollar gold piece ⓘ |
| metal | gold ⓘ |
| mintedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| mintLocations |
Charlotte Mint
ⓘ
Dahlonega Mint ⓘ Denver Mint ⓘ New Orleans Mint ⓘ Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| monetaryMetalRole | full-bodied gold coin ⓘ |
| monetaryRole | intermediate denomination between quarter eagle and eagle ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | U.S. decimal coinage system ⓘ |
| numismaticInterest | high ⓘ |
| obverseDesignType | Liberty head (various types) ⓘ |
| redeemableIn | gold (under gold standard) ⓘ |
| reverseDesignType | Heraldic eagle (various types) ⓘ |
| standardUnitRelation | half of an Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) ⓘ |
| statusAfter1933 |
primarily a collector’s item
ⓘ
withdrawn from circulation ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
circulating medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quarter Eagle
this entity surface form:
Liberty Head
this entity surface form:
Half eagle (5-dollar gold coin)