1860 Liberty Head Half Eagle

About This Coin

The 1860 Liberty Head Half Eagle is a United States Gold Half Eagle from the Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908 series — 22nd of 70 years in the series. In 1860, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, Dahlonega, Charlotte, and San Francisco Mints with a combined mintage of 85,108. This ranks 19th of 70 years by total mintage, below the series median of 360,195. 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, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. Last full year of Charlotte and Dahlonega half eagle production before the Civil War. Struck in gold, weighing 8.36 grams, 21.65 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $1.5K to $67K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $138K in PR65+CA grade at Kagin's. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.