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1810 $5 Bust. Lg Date, Large 5

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,200.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
1810 $5 Bust. Lg Date, Large 5
1810 $5 Capped Draped Bust. Large date, large 5. NGC graded Sharpness of Almost Uncirculated scratches. Lovely golden toning with some heavy scratches on Liberty's face. Four major varieties are recorded in the Guide Book for this coinage date. This variety, with Large Date obverse and Large 5 in the denomination on the reverse, is clearly the most affordable of all four varieties and ranks as one of the more plentiful of all varieties of this design, 1807-12.

The U.S. population in 1810 was 7,239,881. Between 1810 and 1830, two million people left the eastern States to settle in the West, which in those days meant the Ohio valley and regions east of the Mississippi river. In 1811, the year after this 1810 half eagle was made, the first steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey was started on John Steven's ship, the Juliana (PCGS # 8108) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.