1795 $5 Small Eagle--Cleaned--ANACS. AU53 Details....

Description

AU53 Sharpness 1795 Five Dollar
Small Eagle, BD-3

1795 $5 Small Eagle--Cleaned--ANACS. AU53 Details. Breen-6412, BD-3, High R.3. The 1795 Small Eagle five dollar piece was the first gold type produced, although the ten dollar denomination was struck later the same year. The fledgling Mint struck copper coinage in 1793, and silver coins in 1794, but gold emissions were delayed until 1795, when surety bonds for the coiner and assayer were reduced from $10,000 each to $5,000 and $1,000, respectively.
This is a splendidly detailed canary-gold example whose fields are reflective due to a wipe from a jeweler's cloth. Nonetheless, protected areas offer substantial luster, and the absence of adjustment marks or consequential abrasions helps restore the eye appeal.(Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25ND, PCGS# 8066, GSID# 8791)

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper
Weight: 8.75 grams
AGW: 0.25789oz
Mintage: 8,707

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