Liberty Head $5 is a United States catalog series covering 1839-1908. This page organizes the available design types, dated issues, mint information, recognized varieties, physical specifications, and grade references.
213 dated issues and 4 documented varieties are organized below.
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Type 1 - No Motto - Liberty Head - Early Matron Gold Coins
1839–1866; 90% Gold - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 21.6 mm; weight: 8.36 g.
Type 2 - With Motto - Liberty Head - Early Matron Gold Coins
1866–1908; 90% Gold - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 21.6 mm; weight: 8.36 g.
Dated issues
1839 P Liberty Head $51839 C Liberty Head $51839 D Liberty Head $51840 P Liberty Head $51840 C Liberty Head $51840 D Liberty Head $51840 O Liberty Head $51841 P Liberty Head $51841 C Liberty Head $51841 D Liberty Head $51841 O Liberty Head $51842 P Liberty Head $5 - All Varieties1842 P Liberty Head $5 - Small Letters1842 P Liberty Head $5 - Large Letters1842 C Liberty Head $5 - All Varieties1842 C Liberty Head $5 - Small Date1842 C Liberty Head $5 - Large Date1842 D Liberty Head $5 - All Varieties1842 D Liberty Head $5 - Small Date1842 D Liberty Head $5 - Large Date1842 O Liberty Head $51843 P Liberty Head $51843 C Liberty Head $51843 D Liberty Head $51843 O Liberty Head $5 - Small Letters1843 O Liberty Head $5 - Large Letters1844 P Liberty Head $51844 C Liberty Head $51844 D Liberty Head $51844 O Liberty Head $51845 P Liberty Head $51845 D Liberty Head $51845 O Liberty Head $51846 P Liberty Head $5 - All Varieties1846 P Liberty Head $5 - Large Date1846 P Liberty Head $5 - Small Date1846 C Liberty Head $51846 D Liberty Head $51846 O Liberty Head $51847 P Liberty Head $51847 C Liberty Head $51847 D Liberty Head $51847 O Liberty Head $51848 P Liberty Head $51848 C Liberty Head $51848 D Liberty Head $51849 P Liberty Head $51849 C Liberty Head $51849 D Liberty Head $51850 P Liberty Head $51850 C Liberty Head $51850 D Liberty Head $51851 P Liberty Head $51851 C Liberty Head $51851 D Liberty Head $51851 O Liberty Head $51852 P Liberty Head $51852 C Liberty Head $51852 D Liberty Head $51853 P Liberty Head $51853 C Liberty Head $51853 D Liberty Head $51854 P Liberty Head $51854 C Liberty Head $51854 D Liberty Head $51854 O Liberty Head $51854 S Liberty Head $51855 P Liberty Head $51855 C Liberty Head $51855 D Liberty Head $51855 O Liberty Head $51855 S Liberty Head $51856 P Liberty Head $51856 C Liberty Head $51856 D Liberty Head $51856 O Liberty Head $51856 S Liberty Head $51857 P Liberty Head $51857 C Liberty Head $51857 D Liberty Head $51857 O Liberty Head $51857 S Liberty Head $51858 P Liberty Head $51858 C Liberty Head $51858 D Liberty Head $51858 S Liberty Head $51859 P Liberty Head $51859 C Liberty Head $51859 D Liberty Head $51859 S Liberty Head $51860 P Liberty Head $51860 C Liberty Head $51860 D Liberty Head $51860 S Liberty Head $51861 P Liberty Head $51861 C Liberty Head $51861 D Liberty Head $51861 S Liberty Head $51862 P Liberty Head $51862 S Liberty Head $51863 P Liberty Head $51863 S Liberty Head $51864 P Liberty Head $51864 S Liberty Head $51865 P Liberty Head $51865 S Liberty Head $51866 S Liberty Head $51866 P Liberty Head $51866 S Liberty Head $51867 P Liberty Head $51867 S Liberty Head $51868 P Liberty Head $51868 S Liberty Head $51869 P Liberty Head $51869 S Liberty Head $51870 P Liberty Head $51870 CC Liberty Head $51870 S Liberty Head $51871 P Liberty Head $51871 CC Liberty Head $51871 S Liberty Head $51872 P Liberty Head $51872 CC Liberty Head $51872 S Liberty Head $51873 P Liberty Head $5 - Closed 31873 P Liberty Head $5 - Open 31873 CC Liberty Head $51873 S Liberty Head $51874 P Liberty Head $51874 CC Liberty Head $51874 S Liberty Head $51875 P Liberty Head $51875 CC Liberty Head $51875 S Liberty Head $51876 P Liberty Head $51876 CC Liberty Head $51876 S Liberty Head $51877 P Liberty Head $51877 CC Liberty Head $51877 S Liberty Head $51878 P Liberty Head $51878 CC Liberty Head $51878 S Liberty Head $51879 P Liberty Head $51879 CC Liberty Head $51879 S Liberty Head $51880 P Liberty Head $51880 CC Liberty Head $51880 S Liberty Head $51881 P Liberty Head $51881 CC Liberty Head $51881 S Liberty Head $51882 P Liberty Head $51882 CC Liberty Head $51882 S Liberty Head $51883 P Liberty Head $51883 CC Liberty Head $51883 S Liberty Head $51884 P Liberty Head $51884 CC Liberty Head $51884 S Liberty Head $51885 P Liberty Head $51885 S Liberty Head $51886 P Liberty Head $51886 S Liberty Head $51887 P Liberty Head $5 - Proof Only1887 S Liberty Head $51888 P Liberty Head $51888 S Liberty Head $51889 P Liberty Head $51890 P Liberty Head $51890 CC Liberty Head $51891 P Liberty Head $51891 CC Liberty Head $51892 P Liberty Head $51892 CC Liberty Head $51892 O Liberty Head $51892 S Liberty Head $51893 P Liberty Head $51893 CC Liberty Head $51893 O Liberty Head $51893 S Liberty Head $51894 P Liberty Head $51894 O Liberty Head $51894 S Liberty Head $51895 P Liberty Head $51895 S Liberty Head $51896 P Liberty Head $51896 S Liberty Head $51897 P Liberty Head $51897 S Liberty Head $51898 P Liberty Head $51898 S Liberty Head $51899 P Liberty Head $51899 S Liberty Head $51900 P Liberty Head $51900 S Liberty Head $51901 P Liberty Head $51901 S Liberty Head $51902 P Liberty Head $51902 S Liberty Head $51903 P Liberty Head $51903 S Liberty Head $51904 P Liberty Head $51904 S Liberty Head $51905 P Liberty Head $51905 S Liberty Head $51906 P Liberty Head $51906 D Liberty Head $51906 S Liberty Head $51907 P Liberty Head $51907 D Liberty Head $51908 P Liberty Head $5