One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1860
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet. Stars around.
Obverse Text: CLARK & CO. / 1860
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest clutching arrows and branch.
Reverse Text: PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER / FIVE D.
Produced by the Clark, Gruber & Company's mint, Denver, Colorado. For its half eagles, Clark, Gruber & Co. abandoned the Pikes Peak motif that it used on its larger coins. The company brought the designs for the five dollar pieces into conscious imitation of regular United States coins.
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