1845-O FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8225
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 41,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±21.65
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 129
grains (8.24 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark:
"O" (for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7238, illustrated, not sold
NGC EF-45, Lightly worn. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7237,
not illustrated, sold for $1,466.25
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is single MS-63.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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