Bidspirit auction | 1901 United States Liberty Head

1901 United States Liberty Head $5 Gold Half Eagle - This 1901 United States Liberty Head gold half eagle is struck in gold. The obverse features a left-facing profile of Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, surrounded by thirteen stars with the date 1901 at the base. The reverse depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield, holding an olive branch and arrows, with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll above and the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the denomination FIVE D. around the perimeter. The coin is presented in a clear plastic flip with an insert from Eastern Numismatics Incorporated identifying the piece as 1901 $5 Liberty BU. Diameter: approximately 0.85 inches