1875 Liberty Head $5 Half Eagle

1875 Liberty Head $5 half eagle gold coins were produced at the Philadelphia, San Francisco (S), and Carson City (CC) mints. Of these three mints, the branch facilities of Carson City and San Francisco would strike significantly larger quantities of the 1875 gold half eagle coins than Philadelphia. In fact, 1875 Philadelphia $5 gold half eagles are now quite rare, as the mintage figures and notes below will further explain.

Here’s a look at the mintages and values of 1875 $5 Liberty Head half eagle gold coins:

• 1875, 200 minted; $85,000

• 1875-CC, 11,828; $4,000

• 1875-S, 9,000; $1,250

• 1875 proof, 20; $27,500

*Values are for coins grading Very Fine 20 unless otherwise stated.

Only a few 1875 Philadelphia-mint half eagles remain today, as most of the tiny original mintage were lost in circulation or melted for their gold content; 1875 half eagles contain 0.24187 ounces of pure gold. Meanwhile, the 1875-CC half eagle is also quite rare, though there are more known survivors of that piece than the nearly elusive Philadelphia coin. It should be noted that 1875 Liberty Head $5 gold half eagles, which were designed by Chief Engraver of the United States Mint Christian Gobrecht, are considered all-around scarce coins and are thus far more important as numismatic collectibles than bullion pieces.