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U. S. GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR HALF EAGLE 1807-1838 © Copyright Seymour Wampum 2021. All rights reserved by the Author, Volume #2. Second Edition. 78,911,869 pieces struck 1795-1929 Over 643 varieties & die states. ‘Many pedigrees, Patterns & Trial pieces, counterfeits listed, WB?s abscrvations vetted. Compiled from his records, accompanied with his source material shown, for historical purposes only. Page 1 of 261 ‘The co(ijn industry can be explained herein. Doctrin-a -ae are never complete due to the vast mintages. In addition, enttopy in a closed system and in concert with the Boltzman equation. New discoveries, corrected errors. See Introduction 1795-1807. Page 2 of 261 U.S. GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR HALF EAGLE 1807-1838 1 INTRODUCTION 1795-1929 7 Grading cr Etiasherg collection invitation. 5 Ltr: Breen to Eliasberg and reply. 16 1834.38 die-pairings, edge reading, illustrated 7 Introduction 1807-12. 19 W.Breen (1951-2) Research in the Archives. Header reads: __ Statement in 303-96 of Cal/yr Coinage 1792-1836. Repeated in 1837 R.D.M wiaddition of 1887 Figs. only. at 1807 22 NB:WBV#15p.5: $5 C#'s Clapp to Earle inventory pedigrees. at CAPPED BUST LEFT, DRAPED. 1807-1812. 33 1807 34 1808 36 oven? 38 1809 at OVERS a 1810 “4 ‘SMALL DATE, TALL 5 “4 1811 51 SMALLS 52 LARGE 5 52 1812 58 CAPPED HEAD LEFT 1813-34 58 1813 58 1814 65 40vERS 86 ‘Want of Gold Deposits 1814 6r 1815 68 Page of 281 1818 76 NORMAL DIES 78 STATESOF (ONE WORD) 76 5D OVER 50 7 4819 a 5D OVER 50 82 1820 86 CURVED BASE 2, SMALL LETTERS 88 ‘SQUARE BASE 2 LARGE LETTERS 89 1821 92 1822 97 1823 102 1824 104 1825 106 SOVER1 107 SOVER4 108 1826 110 1827 113 1828 115 BOVER7 16 1829 Type 1. 120 LARGE DATE 120 SMALL DATE 171 ‘Type Il, small planche: 125 1829.34 ARE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE EARLIER COINS, SMALLER LETTERS, STARS AND DATES. 127 1829 small planchet. 129 1830 130 LARGE 5D 192 4831 134 Page 4 0261 1892 CURVED BASE 2, 12. STARS aka. "Blunderod clo.” SQUARE BASE 2, 13 STARS 1833 1834 PLAIN CROSSLET 4 Classic Heads CLASSIC HEAD 1834-98 introduction. Grading 18945 1834 PLAINS OROSSLET 4 1995 GOBRECHT'S TRANSITIONAL HEADS, 1836-38. 1826. 1837 1838 1838-C 1838-0 ‘Smithson's bequest. Abbreviations Bibliography & important catalogs. J.C. Morgenthau & Co. 278th sale. Wayte Raymond’s copy. Herein cited: JOM#311, 10/18/33:_. This is W. Raymond's copy (cataloguer) to WB. JCM #305, Ex. W. Raymond, W.Breen. Warning: Gil pieces lo improve appearance NB:WBV#17p46 C Mint Assay record Page § of 281 137 497 198 141 144 144 144 17 153 164 155 155 4158 162 168 166 172 174 475 176 79 180 181 181 184 185 191 191 Walter Breen’s annotated The Standard Catalogue of United States Coins From 1616 to the Present Day {1957}. 194 Hoards W. Breen NUM 1952. 202 Harry Bass Collection. 205 WB: Early United States Half Eagles 1795-1838 original ms. Continues through 1899-8, 212 W.Breen RitA typed version mintage figures 1838-1900. 215 Research In The Archives Gold Coinage Revisions By Date. By Walter Breen (Cont) WB's copy. 216 ‘WB's annotated copy Gold and Silver Coinage Revision Souther Branch Mints Sept-Oct. 1951 CCU. 219 Mise. NB's. 228 WB's annotated G.E.N.A. PTA. 11/1975, 230 WB's copy G.E.N.A. P.TA. 9/1974, 233 Office Copy ANA 1952 WB's copy. 2at Letter to WB from Sholley, reply: master die. 243 Gold New Varieties ms, 245, 1816 Mint fire: Mickley dies letter. 247 C-Mint 1837, 248 WB's annot. $ May 1959 Straus. 249 K Jan. 1975: __ annot 250 NN #47 WB's annot. copy. 256 Cynics Dictionary WB's ms. 258 Page € of 281 INTRODUCTION 1795-1929 wren souens sate pies t798-1989 1 ealter Sree lana sigue cesar by he asthor) mt he preset ety Sey 'be far ae Thame, he Fire atten a ine aca eptermtapeetnks 488 fersenpt, 18 vi presmably prove tncamlote, om ome gata, 88 ‘Hoh the gett Mottane oad genertr sage, T ares estlectre bering estet an wot Lata hacen te contrat me 6 abe waht ‘oodetpubicontion vin Ye were nuariy ampleve. T have etter ‘ap macy a pouesbie of she important euotions, 42 the minke Bria ‘tye! tatnane for meuyfeneden onsteted of meeaactsring sont ae destacen, and had ona fd conmtsstiora were pctily et ea thve Shree daneaeaticnt fags Cov guyana 3% ta ovteniy 20eoy at ote remain ve 96 naeritoh. Oop of the APetoalten An ety of te sari se thet ‘watt aout youre muay of 6 andy Gaten ware abt considered worth ‘ecenoea after 179 one ten vary state. ORM another 12 hat “enptenenise variety eoLesttone tare Seen waxy fos The Mah cont (6 ea0k platy pesially Meeens abut 1015 and 1034 wit att, Ie eles siocoerged verety collstine: Tevertbeeas, e for seusegenus thugh vary Snvempete attempt extn, aot Tye denen sxtentvely 69 tiem for ave nere prevented, ove of thane don wlth the winele fate 1795 then ay other, perhare ‘evtioe ale dete J aminuts rh I variation Wwe dtttrwsoes Page 7 of 281 ‘evening, tone tangy os Soeetyttone oF onan escent vaste frst hin by Blgar Bhan, ws 1914 1955. nave te sovscaer noms only forthe etsy darea—nnthing srter tsa not cone tely een heres Tathigtion of U8. and Selontel Gene, American Ranma Beste, ootin. two tueomnete typnertpte of verity denarpttont ‘etwens 1785 and 4834 (oa. 19091), Wy HEL He Voktne Meee are ‘specs bp fue Alans at tn 03 for at Antet the sorted 1735 [x0rp- she Joka. ent Capp selabov, ace in ponmcenon of eule Hiasberg. Camwenecntve variety daertzttons Mtvaan ‘TES and 1299, with atten othe Laer Sense, Lassa sentinn betes "2047 aot 1940 or theresowte, oyepy's eluuction wa fod Yo FILA ere, sumptatat, ast one oat sf tect. te 19¢7, mnother ao past of te Hav Fetheiaste Sawen. ‘Bigar HK. dsnae van preparing 0 tts variety atuty of Imafcengin, proebiy seeaztag to cover the period 7O6-185, during he saris 190"4, Ineentnent covering D810 appeeed tn the 195635 Cole rtatecore Jorma (FERIsnee by te late Marte syRend)- sutetoo, nov pestrved (ANG, ade itt to wat Maw etrody tee obit, clap sereeponded wish Uae aal the tye nen wm to ave ‘wobenge verity Seftration on tone én 2stHOEr (Seky 1944), Vatad vee tinn 9 Ahn 1195 SR? eagle Senet em epstons epctnene fn Whe Oeaeed Seven soLectlon, rarhune by Page of 261 ts whofe, See ee iejor (tnt a larger mumber of miner) anctlon ante oatslogven, Of ‘hee the fotioving were rich eaough {= die varCetion of DALE eagles 0 rete epoctal mention heres Weliat (1956), WOO [Woclate Grantent corieetionB, te. that ef ¥.0.0.Beya3(1648), Baldendoter (18955), et Yethertarée 4900 and 550% auctions (1957 and 1950). ‘eate seseareh on ‘hie eeciae ine consiated, eles, of ering ‘teroug: over 120,000 dooments Sa the HIRI Tat tens) Arohtvae (1951-55), fretting eoothly stmmmasteageent seporte foo etch tows misty trtereRt recent of each Daioh nist, and sett nesonts of the Puiisceisise Mint. ror infomation on the proof ontimgee of the easly tocd'e, davivet trom Archives doactuenta net yet turmntosted acing sy vinite bot only euteoquontly sext to the Arshives ‘con the Thien Qeipnta tiot, { yobitety thank RTettan. eee fe Ponading Pathere were Meeting on the natece ‘aod nenmsiture of « diatcnettvely Anertow monetary vt? anning ‘the 1700"2, one of Whole tasks me wee to mate Rte watt in coms way ‘consonant vith Bettiah ant Spandah money. The pcopoee mace by ‘Toma Jotterana as aa alteration to th omplionbed (hot tm my SEE APOIO Mocete pla tnwited god YO-mtt pieoe txtented #9 (Sitas 215 45 erniner of cine oid. the Grand Committee of Congress 2 ‘yr twerecuoed mages for sone 0° thens propneeé ontaay th pastiewer, ‘the tenstoldar piece was to boar a otete darizn ant 1 suse she ‘tasie’, en tus tom in Z0ot ftnet appoare tn the Boast of Poeusery report of 1786. a Ayrth 1790 the Hyuse of Representatives onterw Alemter Bantiion, the than Seexatery of fxeanury, to Grew up pltow for 2 mint soetuaing © eotaage eyaten contomaie to the one anthorised by eusiter ‘osobutioas of Congreee- Hanktiton's report, sutaited in Janey 1791, novomenied aneng any ofher Hinge that the gold wll he ome Page of 261 fe (nlet of 24.79 eyutgy of pure gold pee deltas, or that the ten Aetiar ‘leon or ongie tmaet 2752 grains of pare golds Sines the Bebiah 0 opaiien ethanron of Finenoes wan 11/12, Sax'tton wwamentod for ‘ovine of gold ant ttvar proportion of leven paste jure wetal te fone part ator, Ms yielded a ten-dntiar piace vatening 270 grate fof gotdy O16 2/5 fine, Baastty ahs atantard of wetyet ant ftneneee wan ajoptod tn the Mint Act of Aprtt 12, 179%, whion haw served ow ‘oe Nand of 611 aubeequent cotnage TogisLtbion 10 tbe United state, seriiors proponeta, namely the belt orgie ‘Unie satura att hat beam tte by Tetterson 4 sumowe. Tt prove 49 the ent, £¢ anysting, wore convenient eres than tha eagle iteslt, Doing wary otnen tn mine, vetght ant therefore vatus te the Britta srvinen, as elt a Lo oumeroue othe Berepean gold ootns of she period. Tea sarltoat tetted Staton attenpt at cotmage of a Melt eagle (os goat mtyltbtto grount to Tunn-Dienee Dret, Suing mgraver tn ts ‘mployme of Doulton & Yott. rene Nistort> pleces—lone wisteaertbed ‘ss ountenane Listed an Atma-vootte 12, O99 rematne 43 ho Oatst— sont Tawsitetton: wntramermoneun 18 wetshe 17572 qraina aod ae ‘tyeervetly poosty slennod decntaa gr. ‘The other, vetehtag 1792 pratany feeb agpenret in Teward Goganta anetion of Aprtt 1963, 208 1074; aot va aubvoqoestty in ths Dathnel2, Pamaslen, Brant, ast De, {Tage soxiections. Yager Lesor Liar qvast a ouster impreasion foe etresastane place. Yay | ot thene ane # come of tice Qetale tn pewter 9= ‘wuspe metal, she De. Jott copper apcinan Ja ptaticed tn the Yesuan Grifedeok, the otter tz Lame-tooits ast the Shendast Satatogoe. | momnes Atbion Cox ant Haney Totet hat ee yet act gaara far ‘hate Mine duties Oy giving Yon! of 119,000 aplesey a at3var nar ‘oth cotne cout ve Angaity tanvet fren the ity and aa a sumatt Page 10cf 261