United States - 5 Dollars 1899 - Liberty Head - Half Eagle - KM# 101 - Gold 900, 8.35g (approx. 7.52g pure gold ...

United States - 5 Dollars 1899 - Liberty Head - Half Eagle - KM# 101 - Gold 900, 8.35g (approx. 7.52g pure gold, 0.2416 oz) - About Uncirculated A reduced buyer’s premium of only 10% + VAT on the premium applies to this item. A gold coin with a denomination of 5 Dollars, commonly known as a Half Eagle, struck in 1899 at the Philadelphia Mint. The absence of a mintmark below the eagle identifies it as a Philadelphia issue. The coin belongs to the Liberty Head series and was designed by Christian Gobrecht. A total of 1,710,630 examples were struck at Philadelphia in 1899. Obverse: The head of Liberty faces left, wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. Thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states, surround the portrait, with the date 1899 below. Reverse: An American eagle with outstretched wings, a shield upon its breast, an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other. A ribbon above the eagle bears the inscription IN GOD WE TRUST. The surrounding inscription reads UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with the denomination FIVE D. below.