United States 1810 5 dollars
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 1576 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "UNITED STATES: AV 5 dollars, 1810, Capped Bust type gold 'half eagle', large date, large 5, cleaned, PCGS graded AU details. From 1807 to 1812, a new design, titled the "Draped Bust" or "Capped Bust", was produced by John Reich. The "Draped Bust" design featured a round-capped Liberty facing left on the obverse and a modified eagle on the reverse."
Recorded mintage: 100,287 all varieties.
Specification: 8.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-132, KM 38.
- Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
- Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.
Link to: