A SHORT COIN LESSON
Liberty Head $5: Same five dollars different gold weight
A historical five-dollar Liberty coin is not a modern five-dollar Gold Eagle. The face value matches, but the fine-gold weights are very different. This calculator profile uses 0.24187 fine troy ounce of gold per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.
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- A historical five-dollar Liberty coin is not a modern five-dollar Gold Eagle. The face value matches, but the fine-gold weights are very different.
- This profile contains zero point two four one eight seven fine troy ounce of gold per coin.
- Ten matching coins contain two point four one eight seven fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current gold spot price.
- Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
- Choose the exact coin at NumisTrends dot net.
Photographs resized and cropped for display; coin details are not retouched. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain. Jaclyn Nash, National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain (PD-US-SI) · License.
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