Half eagle

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Half Eagle

United States
Value	5 U.S. dollars (face value)
Edge	Reeded?
Composition	91.67% Au, 3% Ag, 5.33% Cu
Years of minting	1795–1929 (circulating) 1983–present (bullion coin)
Obverse
Design	Classic Head
Designer	William Kneass
Design date	?
Design used	1834–1839
Reverse
Design	?
Designer	?
Design date	?
Design used	?

Turban Head half eagle

Small eagle (top), heraldic eagle (bottom)

The half eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since 1983. Composed almost entirely of gold, its face value of five dollars is half that of the eagle coin. Production of the half eagle was authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792, and it was the first gold coin minted by the United States.