Half eagle

Half Eagle
United States
Value5 U.S. dollars (face value)
EdgeReeded?
Composition91.67% Au, 3% Ag, 5.33% Cu
Years of minting1795–1929 (circulating)
1983–present (bullion coin)
Obverse
DesignClassic Head
DesignerWilliam Kneass
Design date?
Design used1834–1839
Reverse
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Designer?
Design date?
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Turban Head half eagle
Small eagle (top), heraldic eagle (bottom)

The half eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since 1983. Composed almost entirely of gold, its face value of five dollars is half that of the eagle coin. Production of the half eagle was authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792, and it was the first gold coin minted by the United States.