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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $5 Liberty Gold – No Motto (1839–1866) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 131 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,300.00 and $3,600,000.00. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the so-called Liberty head design was widely adopted for

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $5 Liberty Gold – No Motto (1839–1866) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 131 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,300.00 and $3,600,000.00.

Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the so-called Liberty head design was widely adopted for gold coinage starting in 1839 for the half-eagle ($5) denomination. Weighing in at 0.24 ounces (8.359 grams) and 90% purity (10% copper), these coins were well circulated and struck at numerous mints including Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dahlonega, Denver, and San Francisco. From 1839-1866 the Liberty half eagles were issued without the Motto ("IN GOD WE TRUST") emblazoned on a ribbon on the reverse above the eagle's head. In 1866, the design was modified to add the motto.

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Liberty Gold Half Eagle $5 No Motto, 1839-1866 MS [Type]
Value Range: $1,300 - $230,500
$1,300 - $230,500
1839 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,300 - $79,000
$1,300 - $79,000
1839-C $5 MS
Value Range: $4,700 - $360,000
$4,700 - $360,000
1839-D $5 MS
Value Range: $3,000 - $95,000
$3,000 - $95,000
1840 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $192,000
$1,350 - $192,000
1840 $5 MS PL
Value Range: $42,000 - $50,500
$42,000 - $50,500
1840-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $120,000
$2,000 - $120,000
1840-D $5 Tall D MS
Value Range: $3,500 - $66,000
$3,500 - $66,000
1840-D $5 Small D MS
Value Range: $3,750 - $19,500
$3,750 - $19,500
1840-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $49,500
$1,350 - $49,500
1841 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,550 - $50,500
$1,550 - $50,500
1841-C $5 MS
Value Range: $3,000 - $79,000
$3,000 - $79,000
1841-D $5 Small D MS
Value Range: $2,200 - $121,000
$2,200 - $121,000
1841-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,750 - $30,000
$2,750 - $30,000
1842 $5 Large Letters MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $29,000
$1,400 - $29,000
1842 $5 Small Letters MS
Value Range: $1,700 - $144,000
$1,700 - $144,000

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1842-C $5 Small Date MS
Value Range: $9,500 - $158,500
$9,500 - $158,500
1842-C $5 Large Date MS
Value Range: $2,300 - $108,000
$2,300 - $108,000
1842-D $5 Small Date MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $47,000
$1,750 - $47,000
1842-D $5 Large Date MS
Value Range: $4,250 - $78,000
$4,250 - $78,000
1842-O $5 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $52,000
$2,500 - $52,000
1843 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $50,500
$1,350 - $50,500
1843-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,200 - $79,000
$2,200 - $79,000
1843-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $432,000
$2,000 - $432,000
1843-D $5 Small D MS
Value Range: $3,750 - $52,000
$3,750 - $52,000
1843-O $5 Large Letters MS
Value Range: $1,550 - $108,000
$1,550 - $108,000
1843-O $5 Small Letters MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $108,000
$1,350 - $108,000
1844 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $72,000
$1,350 - $72,000
1844-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $38,500
$2,250 - $38,500
1844-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,050 - $72,000
$2,050 - $72,000
1844-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $75,000
$1,400 - $75,000

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1845 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,300 - $26,500
$1,300 - $26,500
1845-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,050 - $129,500
$2,050 - $129,500
1845-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $79,000
$1,350 - $79,000
1846 $5 Large Date MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $26,000
$1,350 - $26,000
1846 $5 Small Date MS
Value Range: $1,300 - $17,000
$1,300 - $17,000
1846-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $194,500
$2,500 - $194,500
1846-D $5 MS
Value Range: $1,550 - $34,500
$1,550 - $34,500
1846-D/D $5 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $72,000
$1,750 - $72,000
1846-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $79,000
$1,350 - $79,000
1847 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $115,000
$1,350 - $115,000
1847 $5 MPD, 7 in Denticles MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $57,500
$1,350 - $57,500
1847 $5 MPD, 7 in Denticles, FS-301 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $57,500
$1,350 - $57,500
1847 $5 MPD, 1 in Neck, FS-302 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $57,500
$1,350 - $57,500
1847 $5 Repunched Date, FS-303 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $57,500
$1,350 - $57,500
1847 $5 MPD, 7 in Denticles, FS-304 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $63,500
$1,500 - $63,500
1847-C $5 MS
Value Range: $1,800 - $101,000
$1,800 - $101,000
1847-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,200 - $40,500
$2,200 - $40,500
1847-O $5 MS
Value Range: $4,500 - $49,000
$4,500 - $49,000
1848 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $72,000
$1,350 - $72,000
1848 $5 MS PL
Value Range: $30,000 - $36,000
$30,000 - $36,000
1848-C $5 MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $66,000
$1,900 - $66,000

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1848-D $5 MS
Value Range: $1,700 - $43,000
$1,700 - $43,000
1848-D/D $5 MS
Value Range: $5,750 - $52,000
$5,750 - $52,000
1848-D/D $5 Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
Value Range: $5,750 - $52,000
$5,750 - $52,000
1849 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $33,000
$1,350 - $33,000
1849-C $5 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $66,000
$1,750 - $66,000
1849-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,900 - $180,000
$2,900 - $180,000
1850 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,300 - $78,000
$1,300 - $78,000
1850-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,150 - $66,000
$2,150 - $66,000
1850-C $5 Weak C MS
Value Range: $2,150 - $28,500
$2,150 - $28,500
1850-D $5 MS
Value Range: $1,800 - $33,500
$1,800 - $33,500
1850-D $5 Weak D MS
Value Range: $1,450 - $23,500
$1,450 - $23,500
1851 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $65,500
$1,350 - $65,500
1851-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,050 - $79,000
$2,050 - $79,000
1851-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $66,000
$2,500 - $66,000
1851-D $5 Weak D MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $10,500
$1,900 - $10,500
1851-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $79,000
$1,500 - $79,000
1851-O/O $5 Overmintmark MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $10,500
$2,250 - $10,500
1852 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $115,000
$1,350 - $115,000
1852-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $86,500
$2,250 - $86,500
1852-D $5 MS
Value Range: $1,950 - $43,000
$1,950 - $43,000

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1853 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $72,000
$1,350 - $72,000
1853-C $5 MS
Value Range: $1,950 - $79,000
$1,950 - $79,000
1853-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $90,000
$2,250 - $90,000
1853-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,950 - $90,000
$2,950 - $90,000
1854 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $24,000
$1,350 - $24,000
1854 $5 Doubled Die Obverse, Earring, FS-101 MS
Value Range: $1,600 - $29,000
$1,600 - $29,000
1854-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,300 - $78,000
$2,300 - $78,000
1854-C $5 Weak C MS
Value Range: $1,850 - $40,000
$1,850 - $40,000
1854-D $5 Large D MS
Value Range: $2,300 - $108,000
$2,300 - $108,000
1854-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,900 - $19,500
$2,900 - $19,500
1854-D $5 Medium, Weak D MS
Value Range: $2,750 - $12,000
$2,750 - $12,000
1854-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $52,000
$1,350 - $52,000
1854-S $5 MS
Value Range: $2,880,000 - $3,600,000
$2,880,000 - $3,600,000
1855 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $26,500
$1,350 - $26,500
1855-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,400 - $108,000
$2,400 - $108,000
1855-D $5 Large D MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $80,500
$2,250 - $80,500
1855-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,700 - $41,000
$2,700 - $41,000
1855-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,700 - $36,000
$1,700 - $36,000
1855-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $33,000
$1,350 - $33,000

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1856 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $60,000
$1,350 - $60,000
1856-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $72,000
$2,000 - $72,000
1856-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $93,500
$2,250 - $93,500
1856-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $180,000
$1,400 - $180,000
1856-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,450 - $72,000
$1,450 - $72,000
1857 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $21,000
$1,350 - $21,000
1857-C $5 MS
Value Range: $1,950 - $122,500
$1,950 - $122,500
1857-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $57,500
$2,500 - $57,500
1857-O $5 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $59,000
$1,750 - $59,000
1857-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,550 - $144,000
$1,550 - $144,000
1858 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $121,000
$1,750 - $121,000
1858-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $79,000
$2,250 - $79,000
1858-D $5 MS
Value Range: $2,800 - $216,000
$2,800 - $216,000
1858-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $41,000
$1,400 - $41,000
1859 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $75,000
$1,400 - $75,000

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1859-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,800 - $49,000
$2,800 - $49,000
1859-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $108,000
$1,750 - $108,000
1859-D $5 Large D MS
Value Range: $3,000 - $69,000
$3,000 - $69,000
1859-S $5 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $173,000
$2,500 - $173,000
1860 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $108,000
$1,350 - $108,000
1860-C $5 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $72,000
$2,000 - $72,000
1860-D $5 Medium D MS
Value Range: $2,200 - $95,000
$2,200 - $95,000
1860-D $5 Large D MS
Value Range: $2,750 - $21,000
$2,750 - $21,000
1860-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,650 - $60,500
$1,650 - $60,500
1861 $5 MS
Value Range: $1,350 - $230,500
$1,350 - $230,500
1861-C $5 MS
Value Range: $8,750 - $186,000
$8,750 - $186,000
1861-D $5 MS
Value Range: $24,000 - $576,000
$24,000 - $576,000
1861-S $5 MS
Value Range: $3,000 - $29,000
$3,000 - $29,000
1862 $5 MS
Value Range: $3,000 - $72,000
$3,000 - $72,000
1862-S $5 MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $86,500
$2,250 - $86,500
1863 $5 MS
Value Range: $7,250 - $480,000
$7,250 - $480,000
1863-S $5 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $76,500
$2,000 - $76,500
1864 $5 MS
Value Range: $7,500 - $69,000
$7,500 - $69,000
1864-S $5 MS
Value Range: $15,500 - $504,000
$15,500 - $504,000
1865 $5 MS
Value Range: $17,000 - $86,500
$17,000 - $86,500
1865-S $5 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $125,000
$1,750 - $125,000
1866-S $5 No Motto MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $79,000
$2,000 - $79,000

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