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1860 (D) Liberty Head Half Eagle - Large D

Strike Type
1860 (D) Gold Half Eagle coin

Coin Details

Year
1860
Denomination
Gold Half Eagle
Mint Mark
D
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Mintage (whole issue)
14,635
Composition
90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight
8.36g
Diameter
21.65mm
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$36,000
Sold
Grade
AU58+
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1860 (D) Liberty Head Half Eagle - Large D was struck at the Dahlonega Mint as a Gold Half Eagle in the Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908 series. Every 1860-D half eagle is counted in the 14,635 mintage; how many carry the Large D is not known. 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. Last full year of Charlotte and Dahlonega half eagle production before the Civil War. Dahlonega's Georgia mint operated from 1838 to 1861, processing Appalachian gold into coins. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 8.36 grams, 21.65 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #98286.

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