Certified US Gold $5 Liberty AU55 1851 NGC

This 1851 Liberty Head Gold Five Dollar Half Eagle was struck at the Philadelphia Mint during a transformative period in United States history. Composed of .900 fine gold, the coin weighs 8.36 grams, measures 21.6 mm in diameter, and has an approximate thickness of 1.59 mm. Christian Gobrecht’s obverse design features Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, surrounded by thirteen stars. The reverse displays a heraldic eagle with a shield, arrows, and olive branch.