Liberty Head Quarter Eagle 1840 - 1907

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Liberty Head Quarter Eagle General Grading Standards

F-12 Fine - LIBERTY on headband legible and complete. Curl under ear outlined but no detail. VF-20 Very Fine - LIBERTY plain, detail in hair curl. EF-40 Extremely Fine - Small amount of wear on top of hair and below L in LIBERTY. Wear evident on wing. AU-50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on coronet and hair above ear. AU-55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Some of original mint luster present. MS-60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. MS-63 Choice Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Impaired luster possible.

Liberty Head Quarter Eagle Specifications

Designer: Christian Gobrecht Diameter: 18 millimeters Weight: 4.18 grams

Content: 90% gold 10% other Edge: Reeded

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1840	18,859	About 5
1840-C	12,822	0
1840-D	3,532	0
1840-O	33,580	0
1841	0	About 20
1841-C	10,281	0
1841-D	4,164	0
1842	2,823	About 5
1842-C	6,729	0
1842-D	4,643	0
1842-O	19,800	0
1843	100,546	About 5
1843-C	26,064	0
1843-D	36,209	0
1843-O	364,002	0
1844	6,784	About 5
1844-C	11,622	0
1844-D	17,332	0
1845	91,051	About 5
1845-D	19,460	0
1845-O	4,000	0
1846	21,598	About 5
1846-C	4,808	0
1846-D	19,303	0
1846-O	62,000	0
1847	29,814	About 5
1847-C	23,226	0
1847-D	15,784	0
1847-O	124,000	0
1848	7,497	About 5
1848 CAL	1,389	0
1848-C	16,788	0
1848-D	13,771	0
1849	23,294	About 5
1849-C	10,220	0
1849-D	10,945	0
1850	252,923	About 5
1850-C	9,148	0
1850-D	12,148	0
1850-O	84,000	0
1851	1,372,748	About 5
1851-C	14,923	0
1851-D	11,264	0
1851-O	148,000	0
1852	1,159,681	About 5
1852-C	9,772	0
1852-D	24,078	0
1852-O	140,000	0
1853	1,404,668	About 5
1853-D	3,178	0
1854	596,258	About 5
1854-C	7,295	0
1854-D	1,760	0
1854-O	153,000	0
1854-S	246	0
1855	235,480	About 5
1855-C	3,677	0
1855-D	1,123	0
1856	384,240	About 5
1856-C	7,913	0
1856-D	874	0
1856-O	21,100	0
1856-S	72,120	0
1857	214,130	About 5
1857-D	2,364	0
1857-O	34,000	0
1857-S	69,200	0
1858	47,377	About 10
1858-C	9,056	0
1859	39,364	80
1859-D	2,244	0
1859-S	15,200	0
1860	22,563	112
1860-C	7,469	0
1860-S	35,600	0
1861	1,283,788	90
1861-S	24,000	0
1862	98,508	35
1862-S	8,000	0
1863	0	30
1863-S	10,800	0
1864	2,824	50
1865	1,520	25
1865-S	23,376	0
1866	3,080	30
1866-S	38,960	0
1867	3,200	50
1867-S	28,000	0
1868	3,600	25
1868-S	34,000	0
1869	4,320	25
1869-S	29,500	0
1870	4,520	35
1870-S	16,000	0
1871	5,320	30
1871-S	22,000	0
1872	3,000	30
1872-S	18,000	0
1873	178,000	25
1873-S	27,000	0
1874	3,920	20
1875	400	20
1875-S	11,600	0
1876	4,176	45
1876-S	5,000	0
1877	1,632	120
1877-S	35,400	0
1878	286,240	20
1878-S	178,000	0
1879	88,960	30
1879-S	43,500	0
1880	2,960	36
1881	640	51
1882	4,000	67
1883	1,920	82
1884	1,950	73
1885	800	87
1886	4,000	88
1887	6,160	122
1888	16,001	97
1889	17,600	48
1890	8,720	93
1891	10,960	80
1892	2,440	105
1893	30,000	106
1894	4,000	122
1895	6,000	119
1896	19,070	132
1897	29,768	136
1898	24,000	165
1899	27,200	150
1900	67,000	205
1901	91,100	223
1902	133,540	193
1903	201,060	197
1904	160,790	170
1905	217,800	144
1905-S	0	0
1906	176,330	160
1907	336,294	154

Mint Mark Legend

Below the eagle on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
C	Charlotte, NC (gold coins only)	1838-1861
D	Dahlonega, GA (gold coins only)	1838-1861
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present

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