RARE FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PROOF HALF EAGLE LIBERTY "CORONET HEAD"
RARE - ONLY 83 MINTED!
CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 66 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: LIBERTY HEAD LEFT WITH CORONET HEAD BAND INSCRIBED WITH WORD "LIBERTY", ENCIRCLED BY 13 SIX-POINTED STARS; DATE BELOW.
REV: AMERICAN EAGLE ARMS WITH MOTTO ON BANNER ABOVE; DENOMINATION BELOW.
86 PROOFS WERE MINTED, AND TODAY ONLY 50 TO 75 PIECES ARE CURRENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR.
SLIGHT SLANT TO DATE ON 1897 PROOFS.
THIS COIN DESIGN WAS USED BETWEEN 1839 AND 1908, WITH THE INCLUSION OF MOTTO "IN GOD WE TRUST" ON BANNER OVER EAGLE REVERSE STARTING IN 1866. DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN GOBRECHT (THIRD CHIEF ENGRAVER OF THE U.S. MINT 1835-1844).
CONTAINS 8.3590 GRAMS OF .900 FINE GOLD (.2420 OZ AGW)
21.6 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 83 MINTED, 50-75 KNOWN WORLDWIDE!
