Types of $5 Liberty Gold Coins

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The History of the $5 Liberty Gold Coin

The $5 Liberty gold piece is also sometimes referred to as a "Half-Eagle" or also as a "Coronet Head" and several versions were produced from 1795 to 1929 in differing designs. Today the most common is the "Coronet with Motto" design which was produced from 1866 to 1908. In 1792, Congress passed the Mint Act, and contained in the legislation was a little law that set the value of $10 U.S. to be equal to the term "Eagle".

This act also set the value of $5 U.S. equal to the term "Half-Eagle". When the coin is referred to as the "Coronet Head" this is in reference to the design on the front, or obverse of the coin, which features a rendition of "Lady Liberty" wearing a coronet which would be more commonly called a tiara today. Across the coronet, but heavily aligned to the left, is the word "Liberty". Lady Liberty herself is facing to the left, with locks of hair flowing out of the bun hairdo she is wearing. This design was seen as much more casual than the previous artistic versions of Lady Liberty which had appeared on American coinage. At the time of the coin's introduction, critics noted that the word "Liberty" would not be fully visible on her coronet if the artwork was truly representative of reality because any writing on her coronet would be centered and not entirely visible on a profile design.

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1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS62 - Mint State 62
$5
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1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS63 - Mint State 63
$5
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1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS64 - Mint State 64
$5
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1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

1878 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS65 - Mint State 65
$5
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1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
S - San Francisco Mint
MS62 - Mint State 62
$5
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1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
S - San Francisco Mint
MS63 - Mint State 63
$5
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1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
S - San Francisco Mint
MS64 - Mint State 64
$5
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1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

1878S $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

0.2419 oz
1878
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
S - San Francisco Mint
MS65 - Mint State 65
$5
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1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS62

0.2419 oz
1879
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS62 - Mint State 62
$5
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Details

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS63

0.2419 oz
1879
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS63 - Mint State 63
$5
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1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS64

0.2419 oz
1879
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS64 - Mint State 64
$5
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Details

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

1879 $5 Liberty Gold Coin MS65

0.2419 oz
1879
US Mint
90% GOLD
21.6
- Philadelphia Mint
MS65 - Mint State 65
$5
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