Everything has a history. Just like there are stories of the origin of man, so are their histories of how the modern day coin came to be. In the contemporary world, coins are not a rare thing. In fact, they are slowly loosing value as compared to the olden days when a coin used to carry so much value. Well, this can be understood owing to the fact that today, coins are not made from the same material as those manufactured during the old days. During the 16th centuries, coins were made from pure gold, while with the end of the 18th century to date; coins have been made from materials with less quality such as copper and impure silver.

History of the coins

Coins have come a long way dating back to June 1795. During that year, David Rittenhouse took the place of Henry Desaussure as the mint director. His main objective was to get rid of the ordinary gold coins replacing them with more improved designs of the gold coins. Before getting replaced, Rittenhouse had already given orders to Robert scot, his chief engraver, who had already started working on the dies and by the end of July 1795, he managed to deliver close to 744 half eagles, which were the first gold coins ever fashioned by the US mint.
The new design by scot was classic. He managed to portray autonomy on the gold coins. His style closely resembled the roman style of the Hellenistic Greek goddess. This incorporated hair readjusted and a large restraint. The bust was swathed such that it did not in any way offend the modern eye with the start of the 19th century. The converse was enthused with the first century Rome.

The designated look of the coins

The coin has a very unique look. On the front is an eagle with its wings outspread. In its beak, it is holding a laurel and in its claws a palm branch. The conventional eagle, often referred to as the “chicken eagle’’. Along the eagle, are some captions of liberty and the United States of America. There is no statement of value or any other form of denomination. That totals up the designated look of the gold coins that were used during the 18th century.

From the year 1795 all through to the year 1798, approximately only 18, 512 decorated busts were managed to be manufactured. Nevertheless, most of the production did not discharge the great melt downs that smashed the bulk of the United States gold coinage cast before the beginning of 1834.

From the year 1796, all the coins manufactured since then were over dates. The coins of the 1795/6 are very hard to locate. The half eagles come in two different kinds. The first models are of fifteen stars and the other model has sixteen visible stars. The strategic of the sequence began with the start of the year 1798. There are only 7 specimens which can be traced. They are one of the most erratic half eagles in the history of coins. These types of coins have prohibited amassers from endeavoring sets of the different designs.

Coronate head half eagle

This type of gold coin was designed and engraved by the famous designer Christian Gobrecht. The diameter of the coin is approximately 21.66mm. With a mass of 8.36 grams, it is made from a metal composition of 90% gold and 10% copper. They were the best quality coins of all time. On its head, was engraved a statue of liberty surrounded by visible stars. At its tail, there stood an eagle with outspread wings and a palm branch at its claws.

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