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Liberty Head gold: the coronet $2.50, $5, $10, and $20
The long 19th-century US gold look. Coronet Liberty. Common later dates often trade as gold plus type. Early dates and C / D / CC marks are a different book.
Liberty Head (coronet) gold is the long American gold look of the 1800s into the early 1900s. Liberty wears a coronet. The eagle is on the back. You will see $2.50, $5, $10, and $20. US gold types. Saint-Gaudens replaced the $20 look in 1907.
Metal
All are .900 gold. Approximate fine gold: $2.50 ≈ 0.1209 oz, $5 ≈ 0.2419 oz, $10 ≈ 0.4838 oz, $20 ≈ 0.9675 oz. What a double eagle is.
Common versus collected
A later common-date $10 or $20 is often gold plus a type premium. Early dates, Charlotte / Dahlonega, and Carson City are collected coins. Soft strikes on branch mints are normal.
At the counter
Weigh. Look. Mounts and holes drop it toward jewelry. Fake gold. Do not clean. Don’t clean.
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