half eagle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of half eagle
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The 1854-S half eagle coin was struck in April 1854 one day after the opening of the San Francisco Mint, according to auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries.
From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2020
The coin, which is the first 1854-S half eagle minted, is one of just three examples known to exist.
From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2020
Rarest of the lot: an 1854s $5 half eagle, one of three extant, which fetched $16,500 from a buyer.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that is only half of it; the griffon itself is already half eagle and half lion.
From Time Magazine Archive
This could be easily done by having in our half eagle the same amount of gold and alloy as in the British sovereign, carrying the system through our whole gold coinage.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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