Years
Designer
Robert Scot
Composition
91.67% gold
Diameter
25 mm
Mass
8.75 g
Thickness
1.8 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Gold
Design
Small eagle 1795–98, heraldic eagle 1795–1807 (overlapping). 1795 small-eagle is the first U.S. gold coin.
History
The first gold coin struck by the United States. 1795 small-eagle half eagles are the beginning of U.S. gold. Heraldic-eagle dates are scarce but collectible. Many were exported; survival is thin.
Key dates
1798-P · Small eagle
stopper
13 issues