United States
5 Dollars "Liberty Cap" · “Liberty Cap”
United States · 1795–1807 · Gold
The coin
The story
The Capped Bust Right Half Eagle: America's First Gold Coin
On July 31, 1795, a Mint officer handed over 744 freshly struck $5 gold pieces — the first gold coins the United States ever made. They almost all vanished. This is the coin that started American gold, and the story of why it's so hard to find today.
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