1857 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle AU About Uncirculated $5 Coin

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A genuine 1857 $5 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle Coin, in AU About Uncirculated Condition. Contains 90% Gold   This gold Liberty Head half eagle - also called a Coronet Head or Braided Hair half eagle - bears Christian Gobrecht's classic designs. The obverse depicts 13 stars around Liberty, who wears a diadem and her hair in a bun held by a string of beads. On the reverse, an American eagle with Union Shield holds an olive branch and three arrows. The denomination FIVE D. and UNITED STATES OF A