Liberty Head (With Motto) Half Eagle 1866 - 1908

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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.

Liberty Head (With Motto) Half Eagle Specifications

Designer: Christian Gobrecht Diameter: 21.65 millimeters Weight: 8.24 grams

Content: 90% gold 10% other Edge: Reeded

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1866	6,700	30
1866-S	34,920	0
1867	6,870	50
1867-S	29,000	0
1868	5,700	25
1868-S	52,000	0
1869	1,760	25
1869-S	31,000	0
1870	4,000	35
1870-S	17,000	0
1870-CC	7,675	0
1871	3,200	30
1871-S	25,000	0
1871-CC	20,770	0
1872	1,660	30
1872-S	36,400	0
1872-CC	16,980	0
1873	112,480	25
1873-S	31,000	0
1873-CC	7,416	0
1874	3,488	20
1874-S	16,000	0
1874-CC	21,198	0
1875	200	20
1875-S	9,000	0
1875-CC	11,828	0
1876	1,432	45
1876-S	4,000	0
1876-CC	6,887	0
1877	1,132	20
1877-S	26,700	0
1877-CC	8,680	0
1878	131,720	20
1878-S	144,700	0
1878-CC	9,054	0
1879	301,920	30
1879-S	426,200	0
1879-CC	17,281	0
1880	3,166,400	36
1880-S	1,348,900	0
1880-CC	51,017	0
1881	5,708,760	42
1881-S	969,000	0
1881-CC	13,886	0
1882	2,514,520	48
1882-S	969,000	0
1882-CC	82,817	0
1883	233,400	61
1883-S	83,200	0
1883-CC	12,958	0
1884	191,030	48
1884-S	177,000	0
1884-CC	16,402	0
1885	601,440	66
1885-S	1,211,500	0
1886	388,360	72
1886-S	3,268,000	0
1887	0	87
1887-S	1,912,000	0
1888	18,201	95
1888-S	293,900	0
1889	7,520	45
1890	4,240	88
1890-CC	53,800	0
1891	61,360	53
1891-CC	208,000	0
1892	753,480	92
1892-O	10,000	0
1892-S	298,400	0
1892-CC	82,968	0
1893	1,528,120	77
1893-O	110,000	0
1893-S	224,000	0
1893-CC	60,000	0
1894	957,880	75
1894-O	16,600	0
1894-S	55,900	0
1895	1,345,855	81
1895-S	112,000	0
1896	58,960	103
1896-S	155,400	0
1897	867,800	83
1897-S	354,000	0
1898	633,420	75
1898-S	1,397,400	0
1899	1,710,630	99
1899-S	1,545,000	0
1900	1,405,500	230
1900-S	329,000	0
1901	615,900	140
1901-S	3,648,000	0
1902	172,400	162
1902-S	939,000	0
1903	226,870	154
1903-S	1,855,000	0
1904	392,000	136
1904-S	97,000	0
1905	302,200	108
1905-S	880,700	0
1906	348,735	85
1906-D	320,000	0
1906-S	598,000	0
1907	626,100	92
1907-D	888,000	0
1908	421,874	0

Mint Mark Legend

Below the eagle on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
CC	Carson City, NV	1870-1893
D	Denver, CO	1906-present

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