For the record, these coins contain 0.24187 net ounces of pure gold and weigh a total of 8.359 grams. Other major rarities include the 1853-D (with a mintage of 6,583) and the 1851-D (mintage 9,882).
The lowest mintage of all took place at Dahlonega in 1854, when a mere 2,935 examples were produced. For this reason, gold bullion investors tend to shy away from buying these old gold coins, which carry a far higher price premium than their intrinsic gold bullion values. In 1850 and again in 1852, the Charlotte and Dahlonega branches made fewer than 10,000 gold dollars apiece. Liberty Head $5 gold coins are considered historic due to their pre-Civil War vintage and the fact that relatively few of them survive today. *Values are for coins grading Very Fine 20.ġ852 Liberty Head half eagles were designed by Christian Gobrecht, who also was the designer of the silver Seated Liberty coins from the 19th century. Here is a look at the mintages and values for 1852 $5 half eagle gold coins: While all Liberty Head $5 gold half eagles are considered scarce today, the Charlotte and Dahlonega issues are by far the scarcest. This means there are three basic types of 1852 half eagles, with no significant die varieties attributed to that vintage. 1852 Liberty Head $5 half eagle gold coins were struck at three mints, which include those in Philadelphia, Charlotte (C), and Dahlonega (D).
