If it has one its on the reverse just to the left of the arrow the eagle is standing on.
The coin is brass not gold, the names are on the front of the coin.
You possess a Coronet Head $5 Half Eagle - a 1872 coin in fine condition (F12) is worth: $ 400.00.
8-9-11>>> This is a American Eagle Gold Bullion coin. a Five dollar denomination coin is One Tenth-Ounce (1/10) of pure gold. The value is tied to the spot price of gold at time of sale. Right now it's $1,738.30 per ounce. Current value of this coin is $173.83. This price is a little less than you could buy it for and a little more than you could sell it for. But it gives you an idea of value. NOTE: The spot price of gold and other precious metals changes by the minute when the market is open. So the value of this coin will go up and down.
It's just a dollar coin with no gold in it and is in circulation today.The gold color is from the metal it's made from.
One dollar, and it's not made of gold.
Only Liberty Head half eagles were made in 1904. The first Indian Head was made in 1908.
If it's a copy, it's worth little to nothing.
The Actual Gold Weight (AGW) of an 1857 Indian Head gold one dollar coin is .04837oz of pure gold.
The coin you are referring to is a US $1 gold coin, commonly known as the Indian Head or Indian Princess gold dollar. These coins were minted between 1849 and 1889 and feature an image of Liberty as an Indian woman on the obverse side and a representation of a bald eagle on the reverse side.
value of 1845 us five dollar coin
An 1857 Indian Head gold one dollar coin should weigh 1.672 grams.
The 1856 Indian Princess Head one dollar gold coin has a AGW (Actual Gold Weight) of 1.627oz of pure gold.
A 1914 Five dollar Indian by itself is worth about double its gold value, depending on its condition. The bezel holding the coin will be worth its gold value. If the coin is soldered into the bezel , this will damage the coin, reducing its collector value, but it should still be worth more then the gold content. I don't think the coin in bezel would have any additional value unless the bezel was an ornate antique.
The first Indian Head Half Eagle ($5) gold piece was struck in 1908. A coin of this kind dated 1880 would be a Liberty Head gold coin. Please check the coin again and post new question. Also look on the back of the coin for any mintmarks.
These 1992 Olympic gold coins currently sell for about $275
0.018 in the us dollar currency.
The coin has .12094oz of pure gold, the coin is worth $165.40 just for the gold.