1877 Liberty Head Half Eagle
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About This Coin
The 1877 Liberty Head Half Eagle is a United States Gold Half Eagle from the Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839-1908 series — 39th of 70 years in the series. In 1877, coins were struck at the San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Carson City Mints with a combined mintage of 36,532. This ranks 11th 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. Carson City half eagle production continued as gold coins prepared to re-enter general circulation. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 8.36 grams, 21.65 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $1.4K to $67K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $52K in V CH PR grade at Stack's. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — range across all strike types, reflecting typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
