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1855-O FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE

PCGS No: 8264

Mintage:

Circulation strikes: 11,100
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

Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58.  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 3709, sold for $6,612.50

PCGS AU-50.  Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 454, illustrated, sold for $3,680.00  From Abe Kosoff's sale of the Shuford Collection, April 1968, Lot 2085

Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-61's.

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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