$5.00 Liberty Head With Motto Gold (1866-1908)

Liberty Head Half Eagle With Motto General Grading Standards
VF20 Very Fine - Half of hair lines above coronet missing. Curls under ear are evident but worn. Motto and ribbon sharp.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Small amount of wear on top of hair and below L in LIBERTY. Wear evident on wing tips and neck of eagle.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on tip of coronet and hair above eye.
AU55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Some of original mint luster present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Choice Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Impaired luster possible.
Designer: Christian GobrechtContent: 90% gold 10% other
Diameter: 21.65 millimetersEdge: Reeded
Weight: 8.24 grams 
Year/ Mint MarkCirculation StrikesProof Strikes
18666,70030
1866-S34,9200
18676,87050
1867-S29,0000
18685,70025
1868-S52,0000
18691,76025
1869-S31,0000
18704,00035
1870-S17,0000
1870-CC7,6750
18713,20030
1871-S25,0000
1871-CC20,7700
18721,66030
1872-S36,4000
1872-CC16,9800
1873112,48025
1873-S31,0000
1873-CC7,4160
18743,48820
1874-S16,0000
1874-CC21,1980
187520020
1875-S9,0000
1875-CC11,8280
18761,43245
1876-S4,0000
1876-CC6,8870
18771,13220
1877-S26,7000
1877-CC8,6800
1878131,72020
1878-S144,7000
1878-CC9,0540
1879301,92030
1879-S426,2000
1879-CC17,2810
18803,166,40036
1880-S1,348,9000
1880-CC51,0170
18815,708,76042
1881-S969,0000
1881-CC13,8860
18822,514,52048
1882-S969,0000
1882-CC82,8170
1883233,40061
1883-S83,2000
1883-CC12,9580
1884191,03048
1884-S177,0000
1884-CC16,4020
1885601,44066
1885-S1,211,5000
1886388,36072
1886-S3,268,0000
1887087
1887-S1,912,0000
188818,20195
1888-S293,9000
18897,52045
18904,24088
1890-CC53,8000
189161,36053
1891-CC208,0000
1892753,48092
1892-O10,0000
1892-S298,4000
1892-CC82,9680
18931,528,12077
1893-O110,0000
1893-S224,0000
1893-CC60,0000
1894957,88075
1894-O16,6000
1894-S55,9000
18951,345,85581
1895-S112,0000
189658,960103
1896-S155,4000
1897867,80083
1897-S354,0000
1898633,42075
1898-S1,397,4000
18991,710,63099
1899-S1,545,0000
19001,405,500230
1900-S329,0000
1901615,900140
1901-S3,648,0000
1902172,400162
1902-S939,0000
1903226,870154
1903-S1,855,0000
1904392,000136
1904-S97,0000
1905302,200108
1905-S880,7000
1906348,73585
1906-D320,0000
1906-S598,0000
1907626,10092
1907-D888,0000
1908421,8740

Mint Mark Legend:

Below the eagle on the reverse.

Mint MarkMintDate of Operation
NonePhiladelphia1793-present
ONew Orleans, LA1838-1861; 1879-1909
SSan Francisco, CA1854-1955; 1968-present
CCCarson City, NV1870-1893
DDenver, CO1906-present


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