The coin has a 16 5 millimeter diameter and a 1 19 millimeter thickness.
Five dollar gold coin weight.
You hardly notice it in your hand.
The chart below shows every legal tender gold coin ever made in us history along with it s metal content weight mass denomination and how much the melt value of the coin is worth.
They were authorized by the act of april 2 1792.
These coins are popular among americans wishing to own pre 1933 dated gold at an inexpensive price.
To recap this gold coins value the 5 dollar american gold eagle has a gross weight of 0 1091 troy ounces or 3 393 grams.
The half eagle was the first gold coin actually struck for the united states.
1854 1856 liberty dollar type ii 1.
Our gold coin calculator provides the current melt value of your old gold coins.
The half eagle is a 5 dollar gold coin produced by the united states mint from 1795 to 1929.
By melt value this is basically the intrinsic value of the metal used to make this coin mostly gold in this case.
But that is to be expected as smaller sized coins usually cost more per ounce.
Five dollar liberties trade at a higher premium than the larger u s.
There are several varieties of half eagle 5 dollar gold coins due to changes in the number of stars on the coin as well as changes to the style of.
5 dollar gold coin value specifications.