Years
Designer
Robert Scot
Composition
89.24% silver, 10.76% copper
Diameter
32.5 mm
Mass
13.48 g
Thickness
2 mm
Edge
Lettered
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Silver
Design
Small eagle 1796–97 (15 or 16 stars — tiny mintages); heraldic eagle 1801–07. 1796–97 are type-set stoppers.
History
1796 and 1797 combined for a few thousand coins; they are among the most expensive U.S. type coins. Heraldic-eagle dates from 1801 are collectible. Overton numbers rule. 1806 knobbed 6 vs. pointed 6 is a popular split.
Key dates
1796-P · 15 stars / 16 stars
stopper
1797-P
stopper
7 issues