1882-CC $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle PCGS AU53 (CAC)

Here's a more affordable $5 Liberty head gold piece that was produced at the famous Carson City Mint. PCGS has graded 64 specimens with the grade of AU53 with 196 finer. In CAC, there are 18 in AU53 with 64 finer. The highest graded example from PCGS is MS62.

Original sketch of Longacre's iconic Liberty head design.

Here's an interesting aside for collectors: Did you know that the Liberty head half eagles were the only coin to be struck at every single U.S. mint? So, if you would like to put together a type set of Liberty head $5 half eagles, then a great project would be to acquire one of each minted in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City, and Denver! Imagine putting together that unique set of seven coins from seven different mints. Wouldn't that be a great numismatic accomplishment? And the perfect affordable Carson City example is within your reach, waiting for you to claim it as your own.