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1910 $5.00 GOLD INDIAN HEAD HALF EAGLE NGC AU55
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Click Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! SHOWN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A VERY DESIRABLE 1910 $5.00 INDIAN HEAD GOLD HALF EAGLE. DON'T MISS THIS NICE NGC AU55 COLLECTOR COIN. FILL THAT HOLE IN YOUR COLLECTION TODAY . GOLD Gold has served as money or established the monetary value of currencies longer than any other material. The use of gold coins was widespread in Europe by the fourth century B.C. The earliest coins circulated in the United States were foreign coins, mostly gold, brought from Europe. The Coinage Act in 1792 established an independent monetary system with the dollar as the basic United States monetary unit containing 24 3/4 grains of fine gold, based on the world price of $19.39 a troy ounce (480 grains). Congress changed the gold specification in 1834 and again in 1837, when it set the dollar price of gold at $20.67 an ounce. In 1934, United States citizens were prohibited from holding monetary gold in this country; this was extended in 1961 to gold held abroad as well. The dollar price was then set at $35 per ounce. Use of gold in international trade was further restricted as the price rose. The government revalued it at $38 per ounce in 1972, then $42.22 in 1973. It has fluctuated widely over the past few years. All restrictions on holding gold were removed in 1975. HALF EAGLES --1795-1929 ($5.00 GOLD PIECES) The half eagle was the first gold coin actually struck for the United States. The $5.00 piece was authorized to be coined by the Act of April 2, 1792, and the first type weighed 135 grains, 916 2/3 fine. The Act of June 28, 1834 changed the weight to 129 grains, 899.225 fine. Fineness became .900 by the act of January 18, 1837. T are many varieties among the early dates caused by changes in the number of stars, style of edge, over dates, and differences in size of figures in the dates. Those dated prior to 1807 do not bear any mark of value. The 1822 half eagle is considered the most valuable regular issue coin of the entire United States series. Proofs of some dates prior to 1855 are known to exist, and all are rare. Commemorative and Bullion $5 coins have been made at West Point since 1986 and 1994 respectively, thus this is the only U.S. denomination made at each of the eight mints. PAYMENT DUE NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM END OF AUCTION. * TITANIUM * CLICK TO SEE MORE TERRIFIC AUCTION'S WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVES! *EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHILE WE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO INSURE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR AUCTIONS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO VOID ANY AUCTION DUE TO ANY INADVERTENT ERROR IN PRICE OR CONTENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN HELPING US TO SERVE YOU MORE EFFICIENTLY. FREE scheduling, supersized images Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today! 
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