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1855 (D) Liberty Head Half Eagle - Large D

Strike Type
1855 (D) Gold Half Eagle coin

Coin Details

Year
1855
Denomination
Gold Half Eagle
Mint Mark
D
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Mintage (whole issue)
22,432
Composition
90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight
8.36g
Diameter
21.65mm
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$39,100
Sold
Grade
MS63
Auction house
Stack's/ANR

Description

The 1855 (D) Liberty Head Half Eagle - Large D, struck at the Dahlonega Mint, is part of the Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908 collection. The 22,432 figure is the 1855-D half eagle issue as a whole; how many have the Large D mintmark is unknown. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons. San Francisco established regular half eagle production. Dahlonega and Charlotte continued. The Dahlonega Mint in Georgia struck gold coins from 1838 until its closure at the start of the Civil War in 1861. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 8.36 grams, 21.65 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #8263.

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