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Name or Denominations
Capped Bust $5 1807-1834 - 1829 $5 Large Size
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1829
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
8.75 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
91.7% Gold, 8.3% Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Struck
Front design
Liberty's head facing left, wearing a coronet inscribed "LIBERTY". Stars surround the portrait. This is the large size version.
Back design
A heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast, holding an olive branch and three arrows. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and the denomination "FIVE D." are inscribed around the eagle.
Year of Minting
1829
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
LIBERTY | ★★★★★★★★★ | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | FIVE D.
Context
: The Philadelphia Mint struck Half Eagles in two styles in 1829. The 1829 Capped Head Left Half Eagle, Large Date was produced to the same standards as all Half Eagles issued since 1795, featuring John Reich’s mature portrait of Liberty, a design first struck in 1807 . The second style was a reduced-diameter version that shaved approximately 1.2 mm off the design. To offset the reduction in canvas, the Mint prepared dies with smaller dates, letters, and stars. Survival Rate While all early gold issues are scarce—a former PCGS expert famously used the term “Beach Front Property” to describe them—the survival rate of Half Eagles from the 1820s is minuscule. This low survival rate reflects how severely out of balance America’s bimetallic experiment had become. Mintage and Known Examples The mintage for the 1829 Capped Head Left Half Eagle, Large Date reports a total of 25,375 coins. This total reflects deliveries made on March 31 (7,781 coins), May 1 (5,584 coins), and June 30 (12,010). From this total mintage, we have tracked only five business strikes in our condition census: Only one is currently in our holder. A second Gem, traced to the Bass Collection , is slated for a 2026 Heritage Sale. Two are impounded in permanent museum collections. One heavily circulated example features sign of having been previously used in jewelery (ex-jewelery). Two Proof strikes are also known. One Proof coin features a Deep Cameo Proof obverse paired with a frosty reverse, while the other features a fully mirrored obverse and reverse. * * *
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Capped Bust $5 (1807-1834)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
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