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Half eagles: the $5 gold piece
A half eagle is $5 gold. About 0.24 oz. Liberty, then Indian. Common dates track gold. C and D marks on old ones are southern gold, not Denver.
A half eagle is $5 gold. About 0.2419 oz. Half of an eagle. Eagle. US gold types.
Liberty Head for most of the 1800s. Indian Head 1908–1929, incuse.
A D on a 1850s $5 is Dahlonega, not Denver. Denver $5s are 20th century.
Common later dates: gold plus type. Early and southern: collected. Mounts: jewelry. Fakes: we test. Fake gold.