Table Of ContentU. S. GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR
HALF EAGLE 1807-1838
© Copyright Seymour Wampum 2021.
All rights reserved by the Author,
Volume #2.
Second Edition.
78,911,869 pieces struck 1795-1929
Over 643 varieties & die states.
‘Many pedigrees, Patterns & Trial pieces, counterfeits listed,
WB?s abscrvations vetted. Compiled from his records, accompanied with his
source material shown, for historical purposes only.
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‘The co(ijn industry can be explained herein. Doctrin-a -ae are never
complete due to the vast mintages. In addition, enttopy in a closed system
and in concert with the Boltzman equation. New discoveries, corrected errors.
See Introduction 1795-1807.
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U.S. GOLD FIVE DOLLAR OR HALF EAGLE 1807-1838 1
INTRODUCTION 1795-1929 7
Grading cr
Etiasherg collection invitation. 5
Ltr: Breen to Eliasberg and reply. 16
1834.38 die-pairings, edge reading, illustrated 7
Introduction 1807-12. 19
W.Breen (1951-2) Research in the Archives. Header reads: __ Statement in
303-96 of Cal/yr Coinage 1792-1836. Repeated in 1837 R.D.M wiaddition
of 1887 Figs. only. at
1807 22
NB:WBV#15p.5: $5 C#'s Clapp to Earle inventory pedigrees. at
CAPPED BUST LEFT, DRAPED. 1807-1812. 33
1807 34
1808 36
oven? 38
1809 at
OVERS a
1810 “4
‘SMALL DATE, TALL 5 “4
1811 51
SMALLS 52
LARGE 5 52
1812 58
CAPPED HEAD LEFT 1813-34 58
1813 58
1814 65
40vERS 86
‘Want of Gold Deposits 1814 6r
1815 68
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1818 76
NORMAL DIES 78
STATESOF (ONE WORD) 76
5D OVER 50 7
4819 a
5D OVER 50 82
1820 86
CURVED BASE 2, SMALL LETTERS 88
‘SQUARE BASE 2 LARGE LETTERS 89
1821 92
1822 97
1823 102
1824 104
1825 106
SOVER1 107
SOVER4 108
1826 110
1827 113
1828 115
BOVER7 16
1829 Type 1. 120
LARGE DATE 120
SMALL DATE 171
‘Type Il, small planche: 125
1829.34 ARE SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE EARLIER COINS, SMALLER
LETTERS, STARS AND DATES. 127
1829 small planchet. 129
1830 130
LARGE 5D 192
4831 134
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1892
CURVED BASE 2, 12. STARS aka. "Blunderod clo.”
SQUARE BASE 2, 13 STARS
1833
1834
PLAIN
CROSSLET 4
Classic Heads
CLASSIC HEAD 1834-98 introduction.
Grading 18945
1834
PLAINS
OROSSLET 4
1995
GOBRECHT'S TRANSITIONAL HEADS, 1836-38.
1826.
1837
1838
1838-C
1838-0
‘Smithson's bequest.
Abbreviations
Bibliography & important catalogs.
J.C. Morgenthau & Co. 278th sale. Wayte Raymond’s copy.
Herein cited: JOM#311, 10/18/33:_. This is W. Raymond's copy
(cataloguer) to WB.
JCM #305, Ex. W. Raymond, W.Breen.
Warning: Gil pieces lo improve appearance
NB:WBV#17p46 C Mint Assay record
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137
497
198
141
144
144
144
17
153
164
155
155
4158
162
168
166
172
174
475
176
79
180
181
181
184
185
191
191
Walter Breen’s annotated The Standard Catalogue of United States Coins
From 1616 to the Present Day {1957}. 194
Hoards W. Breen NUM 1952. 202
Harry Bass Collection. 205
WB: Early United States Half Eagles 1795-1838 original ms. Continues
through 1899-8, 212
W.Breen RitA typed version mintage figures 1838-1900. 215
Research In The Archives Gold Coinage Revisions By Date. By Walter
Breen (Cont) WB's copy. 216
‘WB's annotated copy Gold and Silver Coinage Revision Souther Branch
Mints Sept-Oct. 1951 CCU. 219
Mise. NB's. 228
WB's annotated G.E.N.A. PTA. 11/1975, 230
WB's copy G.E.N.A. P.TA. 9/1974, 233
Office Copy ANA 1952 WB's copy. 2at
Letter to WB from Sholley, reply: master die. 243
Gold New Varieties ms, 245,
1816 Mint fire: Mickley dies letter. 247
C-Mint 1837, 248
WB's annot. $ May 1959 Straus. 249
K Jan. 1975: __ annot 250
NN #47 WB's annot. copy. 256
Cynics Dictionary WB's ms. 258
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‘oodetpubicontion vin Ye were nuariy ampleve. T have etter
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fags Cov guyana 3% ta ovteniy 20eoy at ote remain ve 96
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‘watt aout youre muay of 6 andy Gaten ware abt considered worth
‘ecenoea after 179 one ten vary state. ORM another 12 hat
“enptenenise variety eoLesttone tare Seen waxy fos The Mah cont
(6 ea0k platy pesially Meeens abut 1015 and 1034 wit att,
Ie eles siocoerged verety collstine:
Tevertbeeas, e for seusegenus thugh vary Snvempete attempt
extn, aot Tye denen sxtentvely 69 tiem for ave nere prevented,
ove of thane don wlth the winele fate 1795 then ay other, perhare
‘evtioe ale dete J aminuts rh I variation Wwe dtttrwsoes
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1955. nave te sovscaer noms only forthe etsy darea—nnthing
srter tsa not cone tely een heres
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ootin. two tueomnete typnertpte of verity denarpttont
‘etwens 1785 and 4834 (oa. 19091), Wy HEL He Voktne Meee are
‘specs bp fue Alans at tn 03 for at Antet the sorted 1735
[x0rp- she Joka. ent Capp selabov, ace in ponmcenon of
eule Hiasberg. Camwenecntve variety daertzttons Mtvaan ‘TES and
1299, with atten othe Laer Sense, Lassa sentinn betes
"2047 aot 1940 or theresowte, oyepy's eluuction wa fod Yo FILA
ere, sumptatat, ast one oat sf
tect. te 19¢7, mnother ao past of te Hav Fetheiaste
Sawen. ‘Bigar HK. dsnae van preparing 0 tts variety atuty of
Imafcengin, proebiy seeaztag to cover the period 7O6-185, during
he saris 190"4, Ineentnent covering D810 appeeed tn the
195635 Cole rtatecore Jorma (FERIsnee by te late Marte syRend)-
sutetoo, nov pestrved (ANG, ade itt to wat Maw etrody tee
obit, clap sereeponded wish Uae aal the tye nen wm to ave
‘wobenge verity Seftration on tone én
2stHOEr (Seky 1944), Vatad vee tinn 9 Ahn 1195 SR? eagle Senet
em epstons epctnene fn Whe Oeaeed Seven soLectlon, rarhune by
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iejor (tnt a larger mumber of miner) anctlon ante oatslogven, Of
‘hee the fotioving were rich eaough {= die varCetion of DALE eagles
0 rete epoctal mention heres Weliat (1956), WOO [Woclate Grantent
corieetionB, te. that ef ¥.0.0.Beya3(1648), Baldendoter (18955),
et Yethertarée 4900 and 550% auctions (1957 and 1950).
‘eate seseareh on ‘hie eeciae ine consiated, eles, of ering
‘teroug: over 120,000 dooments Sa the HIRI Tat tens) Arohtvae (1951-55),
fretting eoothly stmmmasteageent seporte foo etch tows misty
trtereRt recent of each Daioh nist, and sett nesonts of the
Puiisceisise Mint. ror infomation on the proof ontimgee of the easly
tocd'e, davivet trom Archives doactuenta net yet turmntosted acing
sy vinite bot only euteoquontly sext to the Arshives ‘con the Thien
Qeipnta tiot, { yobitety thank RTettan.
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fe Ponading Pathere were Meeting on the natece
‘aod nenmsiture of « diatcnettvely Anertow monetary vt? anning
‘the 1700"2, one of Whole tasks me wee to mate Rte watt in coms way
‘consonant vith Bettiah ant Spandah money. The pcopoee mace by
‘Toma Jotterana as aa alteration to th omplionbed (hot tm my
SEE APOIO Mocete pla tnwited god YO-mtt pieoe txtented #9
(Sitas 215 45 erniner of cine oid. the Grand Committee of Congress 2
‘yr twerecuoed mages for sone 0° thens propneeé ontaay th pastiewer,
‘the tenstoldar piece was to boar a otete darizn ant 1 suse she
‘tasie’, en tus tom in Z0ot ftnet appoare tn the Boast of Poeusery
report of 1786.
a Ayrth 1790 the Hyuse of Representatives onterw Alemter
Bantiion, the than Seexatery of fxeanury, to Grew up pltow for 2 mint
soetuaing © eotaage eyaten contomaie to the one anthorised by eusiter
‘osobutioas of Congreee- Hanktiton's report, sutaited in Janey
1791, novomenied aneng any ofher Hinge that the gold wll he ome
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fe
(nlet of 24.79 eyutgy of pure gold pee deltas, or that the ten Aetiar
‘leon or ongie tmaet 2752 grains of pare golds Sines the Bebiah
0 opaiien ethanron of Finenoes wan 11/12, Sax'tton wwamentod for
‘ovine of gold ant ttvar proportion of leven paste jure wetal te
fone part ator, Ms yielded a ten-dntiar piace vatening 270 grate
fof gotdy O16 2/5 fine, Baastty ahs atantard of wetyet ant ftneneee
wan ajoptod tn the Mint Act of Aprtt 12, 179%, whion haw served ow
‘oe Nand of 611 aubeequent cotnage TogisLtbion 10 tbe United state,
seriiors proponeta, namely the belt orgie
‘Unie satura att hat beam tte by Tetterson 4 sumowe. Tt prove
49 the ent, £¢ anysting, wore convenient eres than tha eagle iteslt,
Doing wary otnen tn mine, vetght ant therefore vatus te the Britta
srvinen, as elt a Lo oumeroue othe Berepean gold ootns of she period.
Tea sarltoat tetted Staton attenpt at cotmage of a Melt eagle
(os goat mtyltbtto grount to Tunn-Dienee Dret, Suing mgraver tn ts
‘mployme of Doulton & Yott. rene Nistort> pleces—lone wisteaertbed
‘ss ountenane Listed an Atma-vootte 12, O99 rematne 43 ho Oatst—
sont Tawsitetton: wntramermoneun 18 wetshe 17572 qraina aod ae
‘tyeervetly poosty slennod decntaa gr. ‘The other, vetehtag 1792
pratany feeb agpenret in Teward Goganta anetion of Aprtt 1963, 208
1074; aot va aubvoqoestty in ths Dathnel2, Pamaslen, Brant, ast De,
{Tage soxiections. Yager Lesor Liar qvast a ouster impreasion foe
etresastane place. Yay
| ot thene ane # come of tice Qetale tn pewter 9=
‘wuspe metal, she De. Jott copper apcinan Ja ptaticed tn the Yesuan
Grifedeok, the otter tz Lame-tooits ast the Shendast Satatogoe.
| momnes Atbion Cox ant Haney Totet hat ee yet act gaara far
‘hate Mine duties Oy giving Yon! of 119,000 aplesey a at3var nar
‘oth cotne cout ve Angaity tanvet fren the ity and aa a sumatt
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