Knobbed 6

The 1806, Round Top 6 variety is perhaps the most common of all the Capped Bust, Heraldic Eagle half eagle gold pieces. This makes it particularly attractive as...

Lg. Date Lg. 5

This is by far the most common variety of this date. In fact, this is the variety that is most likely to appear in a date or type collection, since well...

Classic Plain 4

This is the most common variety of the series, but in this case common is a relative term, as only three-dozen examples have been certified by PCGS and...

Classic Plain 4

This is the most common variety of the series, but in this case common is a relative term, as only three-dozen examples have been certified by PCGS and...

Classic rarity

The 1838-D is the third-rarest issue of the type, but not nearly as rare as the 1834 Crosslet 4 or the 1838-C. This was the first year of coin production...

Classic rarity

The 1838-D is the third-rarest issue of the type, but not nearly as rare as the 1834 Crosslet 4 or the 1838-C. This was the first year of coin production...

No Motto Early issue Rare this grade

The 1844 half eagle is distinctly rarer than the 1843 or 1847 issue. It is also somewhat scarce in all grades. Most of the coins...

Very rare and a seldom seen date Fully struck with great luster!!

As can be expected from an issue with a fairly large mintage, the 1845 half eagle can be found with...

Needle sharp strike and rare this grade

Although the mintage for the 1845-O half eagle dropped considerably from the previous year's production at the New Orleans Mint,...

Interesting surfaces Fresh and orignal

The generous mintage for the 1852 half eagle is one of the highest for the No Motto type. The date is fairly common in most...

With a large mintage of 91,500, the 1852-D half eagle is not one of the more difficult Dahlonega half eagles to locate. Most of the 1852-D half eagles seen are in the grade range of Extremely...

As can be seen from the large number of coins that have been offered at auction during the last 15 years, the 1853-C half eagle is one of the most common coins of its kind from the Charlotte...

The 1854-D half eagle is one of the most readily available issues from the Dahlonega Mint. A substantial number of coins are offered at auction and private treaty each year. There are more...

The 1870-CC half eagle is one of the most popular coins from the Liberty Head series. It is the first year of issue from a popular mint and highly desirable. The gold coins from the early years...

The 1885-S half eagle is one of the more common dates of the entire series. Circulated examples trade as common type coins, usually for near melt value. Although the 1885-S half eagle is...

Full frosty surfaces

Half eagles were not produced at the Carson City Mint from 1885 to 1889. The distribution may have changed beginning in 1890, as the issues starting...

PCGS green holder Great luster for the grade

The year 1893 saw the final production of coinage from the Carson City Mint. The 1893-CC half eagle is very popular, as it...

Near gem Great luster!!

With a mintage of nearly one million coins, it should be no surprise that the 1894 half eagle is common in most grades. An abundant number of...

The 1899 half eagle is the start of the truly common dates for the Liberty Head series. Circulated examples of the 1899 half eagle are available for very near melt value, and high-grade...

The 1899 half eagle is the start of the truly common dates for the Liberty Head series. Circulated examples of the 1899 half eagle are available for very near melt value, and high-grade...

The 1900 half eagle is among the most common dates of the Liberty Head type. Low-grade examples trade for just slightly more than melt value. The date is popular as the first-year issue of the...

Fully Gem!!

The 1901 half eagle must be considered common in all grades. It is interesting, however, that the San Francisco Mint issue is the most common of the 1901 half...

The 1903-S half eagle is one of the most common dates of the Liberty Head series. Examples can be purchased in almost any grade for the common "type" price. Although there are several coins that...

Stone Gem!!!

The 1907 half eagle is one of the most common dates of the Liberty Head series. It is common in most grades, but there are fewer seen of this date than the...

Liberty

The year 1908 was the last for production of this long and prolific type. The 1908 issue was a transitional year, with the Indian Head type coming later in the...

Rare this grade

This issue is one of the rarest in the entire series, ranking as the fourth most difficult to obtain in gem MS-65 grades behind the San Francisco...

Original and well struck for the issue

This issue is one of the rarest in the entire series, ranking as the fourth most difficult to obtain in gem MS-65 grades behind the...

Radiant luster

The 1910 Indian Head half eagle is an available date in gem grades for this series. Most examples seen are boldly impressed and quite lustrous, typical of...

As one of the more plentiful issues from this series, (most of) the 1911 half eagles are found with minor weakness on the headdress feathers and with average luster. The combined NGC and PCGS...

Radiant gem!

Similar to the 1911 issue in terms of rarity and quality of strike, the 1912 Indian Head half eagle is normally encountered with a yellow-gold color that has...

The 1914-D is a scarcer date, and is frequently found well struck even on the feather tips and eagle’s chest and wings. The surfaces are less granular and more lustrous than seen on many dates...