Years
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
90% gold, 10% copper
Diameter
21.6 mm
Mass
8.36 g
Thickness
1.6 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, Charlotte, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Metal
Gold
Design
No motto 1839–66; IN GOD WE TRUST 1866–1908. Struck at every 19th-century U.S. mint including Charlotte, Dahlonega, and Carson City.
History
The long-running $5. Southern-mint no-motto coins are the heart of 'territorial' gold collecting. 1861-C and 1861-D are Civil War keys; 1870-CC is the first Carson City half eagle. Common later dates are type-set gold.
Key dates
245 issues