The first gold coins officially struck by the first United States Mint i Philadelphia were 1795 $5. Half Eagle Gold Coins which there are 2 major varieties consisting of a small eagle reverse and/or a heraldic or large eagle reverse. This type of what is commonly referred to as United States early Half Eagles run from 1795-1807 and have numerous varietal rarities considered to exist. The following presentation of early half eagles consist of specimens that have been owned and placed by Tom Pilitowski-US Rare Coin Investments with additional information, date by date as written by Dennis Helgeveld, a numismatist from Holland, living in America.

Both collectors and investors have interest in all early American gold coins and all early American gold coins are scarce to extremely rare. These are coins that are highly desirable to collectors of all sorts of gold coins but because of the thrill of owning an extremely rare "early" of which only a few dozen or less are knows is quite compelling here in the USA and overseas. A number of strategies can be considered when factoring these coins in terms of investments. To assemble a "set" of early half eagles can be done for less than a million dollars unless the buyer wishes to compete with numismatists of history and assemble a true registry set. Imagine inheriting a collection of these deeply historic and American gold coins!