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U.S. GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR HALF EAGLE 1908-1929 © 2021 Seymour Wampum. Al rights reserved by the Author. Volume #4, Second Edition. 78,911,869 pieces struck 1795-1929, Over 643 varictics & dic states listed. ‘Many pedigrees, Patter & Trial pieces, counterfeits listed. ‘WB's observations vetted. Compiled from his records, accompanied with his source material shown, for historical purposes only. Page 1 of 97 ‘The coin industry can be explained herein, Doctrin-a -ae can never be complete due to the vast mintages, In addition, entropy in a closed system and in disorder in concert with the Boltzman equation. New discoveries & corrected information. Page 2 of 97 U.S, GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR HALF EAGLE 1908-1929 INTRODUCTION 1795-1929. Grading problems, Predictors Paradox, keep ‘In co_n game Grading Standards. Clapp to Earle invontory § Mint; D. Mint. Clapp to Earle Proofs. INDIAN HEAD 1908-29 Introduction. 1908 1908.0 1908-5 1908 ARM. 1909 1900-0 1900.0 1900.8 1910 Bags. 19100 19108 1911 rend 1911 ARDM. 191-8 1912 19128 1913, 1913.5 1914 19140 1914 ARDM. Page 3 of 97 19148, 1915, 19158 Collars ARDM. 1915-D all are fakes. 1916S 1929 Counterieit edge reedire. Warning: Git to improve appearance. Biography Hoards below. NBmise p.5: Lr ‘64: WB to LE and responce. Walter Breen’s annotated copies. Standard Catalogue. W.Breen RitA (1951-2) Mintage figures 1908-29. WB's annotated G.EN.A. PTA. 1/1975, WB's copy G.E.N.A. P.TA. 9/1974. PITA Breen 2 6/1975. Mint letter Proof coins 3/23/1939, 1915 Proof coins delivered 1914 Proof coins delivered. 1913 Proof coins delivered 1912 Proof coins delivered. P-Mint Medal & Proof coin Book 1909-15. 1908 Roman Finish Proof H E COA described. WB's original Monograph, annotated copy. WB's annot. Enoy. Cynics Dietionary WB's ms Page 4 of 97 42 BREE INTRODUCTION 1795-1929, “tn the gu Setter ant gmat sages I aeyeotlerters being verlsioe et Lined bervin te oortot ae a Aha Abe exeeten elit pbsdenton wi Ye ore neriy ampiete, T any attempt, cy 08 poeate of the taportant auctions. lo the Mists pine ‘tne bantnan for mua lane sceteted of aemtuaturag ste, Seif dottaren, snd Mae wah, « Lager member stor sotieere re teen content $9 im omy oo of 6 dates nt Page 5 of 97 1. Yanda Neveen='a teventory, beet 2anpely on tsoriptiece oF anon ovecesetrs mustuty furnishes by Beer Hs Adee, oa. 1911— 1995. I hove the Heynesar runes oily fer the etsy detor—nathtne ater stent not compl tety even here. ssc, Tery (noseplave wtat of varieties te the Tanthintton of 7.5 mat Cs:eutad Sone, Anions Hantenette ectety, eatin. So ipompiote trpenestpta of variohy doneniptione ‘etwoes 1185 sed 1054 (oa. 19097), Wy WELLSNm He Neeein. Meee ene swzerecdnd by Yo Jinan Vint tn O99 for ab aaah the pertot 795- 003. (nape. Re Fenn H. enR8 Clary etebocke, now tn poneneton of Yoots Hitasberg. Gaapoehonetve variety doucri7ttone Detve 1795 eed 1904t ant 1940 or theceabocta, Ohayp's cotzection was gold to FLIRE- “EERsee" osttestion tn 1847, mother ae fart of te Tw Hetnerzeede 6t0 sate 4s 1087. Aemee. Megas Ai. Linen vue eepucing a 44a verity wtoty of Duar-eactee, probaly tnterdtng te cover the pected 47951034, dueing ‘he early 190%. Tnwtelanente covering 199-1009 appr 42 the 1801.25 Cota Caalestere Journal (ybiiaied by the ete Marte Dqupzont)- “Atunn's ‘Sinees prevent fuether SneieLinene foes eppeering. ‘notoveote, uov peeeerved ‘ATE, ald 1188 te wint hee elroy bes mibicaned. Capp oorraeponded Wh ‘dime ae the tuo en enen to have fronencod variety Snferention on enn date, 2sn170Fe (ny 1944), Dated vate tian of tha 1795 NOT sacle Yan? em etgeteensyecinnan in 4be Oooued Gowen coltestion, parchatel by Page 6 of 97 a surly five mn atattion, T nave derived ceforantion teen Seong mantred lmnjor (and w larger numer of miner) miction sale cttelogues, Of ‘theae the fotdoving weve rich onugh {u die varieties 40€ belt angles ‘to mate avestal mention here: Malian (1956), eC Ceor2i"e Greatert SotectionBy tue. that of 7.6.0.3oy] (1845), Bedemarer (10955), on Methortance 4948 ane 554% auctions (1957 aad 1960). Daste resoureh on te eerton bas couetated, alas, af eine ‘oureugs ever 120,000 ociment in the HAREE Maticnnt Azeives (1951 notucing eouthly sxtemnmecmmgimnt reports Zoom each teaueh mist Pollatephte Hint. Por dnformtion on the proet ootnagee of the sarly ‘oca"e, derived foun Anehtves dominant not yxt Sivertonted cing sey vintta bt omy ouborqusstly sent to te Arehivee don the TaiLen Avighta Mint, 1 pubhdsty thank RW. Teter. fee ‘men our unbion's Founding Peshere were dectitag on the aeture ‘and aouenciature of @ Atotinctively Auentean nenetary watts doming he 1700°8, one oF tnotr tama me vee to make thie WAKE Sn mame way ‘sontonant wish Botton ant Spactsh aoney. ‘the szopeeal mule ‘hones Jeftevaem an mn eiterantive bo the Geaplionted (het 1 many ‘of fine gpd. the Brant Gomaitiee of Congcene tn {795 tntzotnced nnmes or seue a2 Pines prepound ooinay in partioncas, ‘the Sos-tolaer pisse van to Dene an gle deetgn and be nema tho saaglst, ext t40 term Sect Pout aypeacn in the Tons’ of Moony separt of 1705. Ts Apri 1190 the Rone of Ropresentetives ontarel Kiexanter Mani2ton, the tha: Srevatary of Trearexy, #> doww up plan for a mint Anctading © cotaage apeten conformsbie 9 the one authorized by earlier ‘resotutions of Gongrese. Hanktston'e ceporty aximttted tn Zanmey V7S1, recomended among amy other things that the geld wnt Mw om Page 7 of 97 faa tet of 26.75 ern ot yore gold per dotdar, ov thot the tor deta ‘isoe or sagle Beige BY? gruinn of pare geld, Sinos the aettieh at spelled totarin of fsnanees wen 11/12, Salton wogcmnentad for Detoe of ott an wtDenr a proportion of sle7en parte ie axtal to ve pert AT2a7. Mn ylelded a ten-éatiar place welahtng 270 erafne of potty S16 2/5 tine Maaotiy thee standard o* weight wn Cine a alepted t3 ha Mi Lok of Ape? 2, 1792, with hae wert ha tants of ant eequest optaage Lagistion Jn tha United Sates, ‘Tha 112 Pint Ant, Nowover, Aastotal« cots nat wentoned Sn fsssttece propeaia, uly the bal? eagle = five-te2IRe patsy ‘se antarat mt tat tans ont tet by Zafenoe to enews. Tt proved a the end, 12 aertogy sven vonvenient even tian the eagle iteit, Detne tery lane Se alae, watsht ant Gheetore vane te the Bettiah fvtnen, ar wt a to marrow obter Berpenn golt cotne of te periot. ‘he savi‘ent Unttat Sten abtonrt at sotuage of a hal? caste ished oothter sore shan two oopper Grint piaoge fra Aon arortbee (on good atyntetts rom Saan-Dinere Dror, ven engraver tn the smmtoymr of Dntton 8 vatt. Ther nlaorls plnoneeteng aiedesertind ‘ontay Tonbttuetons mxtimamttmear {tlt 7592 gouion ent van foperintly poosiy laura danttan ago. The ar, wotehtnr 17992 ratan, cteab appear a nduaed Coeasta acon of Apst2. 1869, 2at 10TH) eat vad evbaeqanctly 4 ths Danial, Pareto, Brand, and Ds uit cotteottone, Major tense Tits ovied & sear tapcoeston f= ‘hap OLen, and then are x oompta af wae totale tn pavter 9= ‘Wetbe ial, The Be. Jot oopper apwotmen te plot Aa Hho Tecmms usNeneek, the other ‘= Liane-Yontin ant she fimnlant catategne, ‘eons shen Sor an teary Votgt Mal an yeh ooh qmSAtled foe ‘eis mint artes Wy elrtag best of 10,200 aptann, no alleen ner {:U8 Gotne co be Lagalay feeued froze alsty aol Ae & cemit Page 8 of 97 ia to eitver sven in fast ootaed uatsl Inte ta 1796 (1758 witver dottare on etober 15, $300 hanves on Deceatar 1), end no gold swbtl 1795. ‘me anriibet opld ontna of the Tnftad Staten, fe belf-eagles ‘254 cartes of 1795, onforn exmotiy 40 the Hint Aet of 1792 An dante, ‘teough they mike no astenpt to cony Dres'a etnple Aten ef 1762, eave 4 Lnoking any mtrk 02 Genominntion. ‘he Ika of marks of danomina ‘on ves chavactertatie of werlt geld ant silver coine of the periot, sot apparently otenn ‘ron cosmoa mercerttle practice of valuing cotus of the posstous actale only a 0 mick Dullten, Ye soins peesing by ‘votert metner than "oy tale (1-0. by ste the 9608), ron ell that {Ure been abie to Lear, Bobert Soot war the desiguets for these (old cote Of 1795. Semrap Mina Liberty—ex unagually Yaron weno ‘ven fer early Anerisan cotes, and one with & proriie quite different roa the elevate ove wousity found—veare a cap somoniy mitten LeLed aw he Ledeety ap or Haryeten ong. omeamy It te, An fact, ‘sed tnatead on ene of the Faunionabie eeddroases of tne aay (80~ onitag to Eaxfonets of. theletter of Samuel Moore, Dirtetor oF the int, to Monae Jefferson, 2eb- 14, 1825, quete! Ysloy under 1807). ‘tem rovanaag of haa gold aoa of 1705 dacive from a Firat Sentary 3.0. Homan ony cause sn the Kunathéstoriaches Yareun in ‘Yeema, of the same pertot as the famous Goma Anguatan ant yoosi¥ly ‘yy toe ome. mamtar. 08 tnKA ommao—ain. 4 tm Wabelantcrsaa catalogue of uttque oaneos tn tain ausmar, Yo. 166 in the Sraveting Army exhibit 1esown a he Visnna Oobtections, ct 18-50-—the engi stance to Plant, sather then teaast outwania, but 4 agrees with font! danien or om gpld ooine tn having the eagle evantzng on a pal branch hd ‘hong # oiroutar wreath Sn hia Yeah, Min wings ovtataetohed. ch oontuaton over munbens of variation for the year Yan ‘ented to guapourge oolLactare from attempting tertning 2129 comieve soon (Epebiitans thn sry 35 fe, ly A68 sberane et Sa Page 9 of 97 Page 10 of 97