Modern Commemorative Gold Half Eagles
THE UNITED States Mint has produced an impressive array of commemorative proofs since what can be called the modern commemorative coin series began in 1982. Amidst the large number of issues that have come out in the past three decades are some fascinating $5 gold pieces, generally called half eagles, and indeed made to the same specifications as the classic half eagle gold coins of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Since these new half eagles have been issued in commemorative sets in virtually all cases, it’s a fair bet to say that not all that many collectors assemble groups of them exclusively. We usually buy the set. But there may be some wonderful collecting possibilities here for those of us who wish to look at this now well-established series in a new way. Let’s do that.
Proofs Versus Uncirculated Versions
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