1822 Capped Head to Left Half Eagle
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About This Coin
The 1822 Capped Head to Left Half Eagle is a United States Gold Half Eagle from the Capped Head to Left Half Eagles 1813-1834 series. The Mint reported 17,796 half eagles for 1822. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a cap with curls of hair beneath and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. Three 1822 half eagles are known, two of them in the Smithsonian's National Numismatic Collection. Struck in 91.7% gold, 8.3% silver and copper, weighing 8.75 grams, 25 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Designed by Robert Scot & John Reich.
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