Set report · United States · Gold Coins
Liberty Head $5: Who Owns What
How often each Liberty Head $5 coin actually turns up in a collection, measured by how many of the 240 collectors of this set have one. Coins are graded from Common to Extremely scarce against the set's most-owned coin — a measure of collecting frequency, not of how many survive.
240
collectors of this set
3,961
coins cataloged
254
distinct coins tracked
Hardest to find in real collections
The five least-owned coins of the set — ownership counts are collector-reported.
…and the ones everybody has
Full set: ownership & rarity, coin by coin
Values by grade for each of these live on the Liberty Head $5 catalog pages and the full price guide.
| Coin | Mintage | Collectors | % of set collectors | How often collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 | 118,143 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1839-C | 17,205 | 23 | 9.6% | Scarce |
| 1839-DA | 18,939 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1840 | 137,382 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1840-C | 18,992 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1840-DA | 22,896 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1840-O | 40,120 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1841 | 15,833 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1841-C | 21,467 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1841-DA | 29,392 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1841-O | 50 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1842 | — | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1842-C | — | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1842-DA | — | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1842-DA Large Date (Variety) | — | 1 | 0.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1842-O | 16,400 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1843 | 611,205 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1843-C | 44,277 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1843-DA | 98,452 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1843-O | — | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1844 | 340,330 | 22 | 9.2% | Scarce |
| 1844-C | 23,631 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1844-DA | 88,982 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1844-O | 364,600 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1845 | 417,099 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1845-DA | 90,629 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1845-O | 41,000 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1846 | — | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1846-C | 12,995 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1846-DA | 80,294 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1846-O | 58,000 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1847 | 915,981 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1847 Top of Extra 7 (Error) | — | 1 | 0.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1847-C | 84,151 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1847-DA | 64,405 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1847-O | 12,000 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1848 | 260,775 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1848-C | 64,472 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1848-DA | 47,465 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1849 | 133,070 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1849-C | 64,823 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1849-DA | 39,036 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1850 | 64,491 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1850-C | 63,591 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1850-DA | 43,984 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1851 | 377,505 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1851-C | 49,176 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1851-DA | 62,710 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1851-O | 41,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1852 | 573,901 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1852-C | 72,574 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1852-DA | 91,584 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1853 | 305,770 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1853-C | 65,571 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1853-DA | 89,678 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1854 | 160,675 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1854-C | 39,283 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1854-DA | 56,413 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1854-O | 46,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1854-S | 268 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1855 | 117,098 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1855-C | 39,788 | 13 | 5.4% | Very scarce |
| 1855-DA | 22,432 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1855-O | 11,100 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1855-S | 61,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1856 | 197,990 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1856-C | 28,457 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1856-DA | 19,786 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1856-O | 10,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1856-S | 105,100 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1857 | 98,188 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1857-C | 31,360 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1857-DA | 17,046 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1857-O | 13,000 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1857-S | 87,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1858 | 15,136 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1858-C | 38,856 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1858-DA | 15,362 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1858-S | 18,600 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1859 | 16,734 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1859 (Proof) | 80 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1859-C | 31,847 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1859-DA | 10,366 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1859-S | 13,220 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1860 | 19,763 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1860 (Proof) | 62 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1860-C | 14,813 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1860-DA | 14,635 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1860-S | 21,200 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1861 | 688,084 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1861 (Proof) | 66 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1861-C | 6,879 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1861-DA | 1,597 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1861-S | 18,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1862 | 4,430 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1862 (Proof) | 35 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1862-S | 9,500 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1863 | 2,442 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1863 (Proof) | 30 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1863-S | 17,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1864 | 4,170 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1864 (Proof) | 50 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1864-S | 3,888 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1865 | 1,270 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1865 (Proof) | 25 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1865-S | 27,612 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1866 With Motto | — | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1866 (Proof) | 30 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1866-S | 34,920 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1866-S With Motto | — | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1867 | 6,870 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1867 (Proof) | 50 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1867-S | 29,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1868 | 5,700 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1868 (Proof) | 25 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1868-S | 52,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1869 | 1,760 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1869 (Proof) | 25 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1869-S | 31,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1870 | 4,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1870 (Proof) | 35 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1870-CC | 7,675 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1870-S | 17,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1871 | 3,200 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1871 (Proof) | 30 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1871-CC | 20,770 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1871-S | 25,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1872 | 1,660 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1872 (Proof) | 30 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1872-CC | 16,980 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1872-S | 36,400 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1873 | — | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1873 (Proof) | 25 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1873-CC | 7,416 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1873-S | 31,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1874 | 3,488 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1874 (Proof) | 20 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1874-CC | 21,198 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1874-S | 16,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1875 | 200 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1875 (Proof) | 20 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1875-CC | 11,828 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1875-S | 9,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1876 | 1,432 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1876 (Proof) | 45 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1876-CC | 6,887 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1876-S | 4,000 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1877 | 1,132 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1877 (Proof) | 20 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1877-CC | 8,680 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1877-S | 26,700 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1878 | 131,720 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1878 (Proof) | 20 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1878-CC | 9,054 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1878-S | 144,700 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1879 | 301,920 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1879 (Proof) | 30 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1879-CC | 17,281 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1879-S | 426,200 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1880 | 3,166,400 | 32 | 13.3% | Uncommon |
| 1880 (Proof) | 36 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1880-CC | 51,017 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1880-S | 1,348,900 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1881 | 5,708,760 | 52 | 21.7% | Common |
| 1881 Final 1 Over 0 (Error) | — | 1 | 0.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1881 (Proof) | 42 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1881-CC | 13,886 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1881-S | 969,000 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1882 | 2,514,520 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1882 (Proof) | 48 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1882-CC | 82,817 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1882-S | 969,000 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1883 | 233,400 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1883 (Proof) | 61 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1883-CC | 12,598 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1883-S | 83,200 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1884 | 191,030 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1884 (Proof) | 48 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1884-CC | 16,402 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1884-S | 177,000 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1885 | 601,440 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1885 (Proof) | 66 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1885-S | 1,211,500 | 28 | 11.7% | Uncommon |
| 1886 | 388,360 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1886 (Proof) | 72 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1886-S | 3,268,000 | 26 | 10.8% | Scarce |
| 1887 (Proof) | 87 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1887-S | 1,912,000 | 28 | 11.7% | Uncommon |
| 1888 | 18,201 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1888 (Proof) | 95 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1888-S | 293,900 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1889 | 7,520 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1889 (Proof) | 45 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1890 | 4,240 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1890 (Proof) | 88 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1890-CC | 53,800 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1891 | 61,630 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1891 (Proof) | 53 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1891-CC | 208,000 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1892 | 753,480 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1892 (Proof) | 92 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1892-CC | 82,968 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1892-O | 10,000 | 14 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1892-S | 298,400 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1893 | 1,528,120 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1893 (Proof) | 77 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1893-CC | 60,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1893-O | 110,000 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1893-S | 224,000 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1894 | 957,880 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1894 (Proof) | 75 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1894-O | 16,600 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1894-S | 55,900 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1895 | 1,345,855 | 26 | 10.8% | Scarce |
| 1895 (Proof) | 81 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1895-S | 112,000 | 16 | 6.7% | Scarce |
| 1896 | 58,960 | 15 | 6.3% | Scarce |
| 1896 (Proof) | 103 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1896-S | 155,400 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1897 | 867,800 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1897 (Proof) | 83 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1897-S | 354,000 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1898 | 633,420 | 28 | 11.7% | Uncommon |
| 1898 (Proof) | 75 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1898-S | 1,397,400 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1899 | 1,710,630 | 33 | 13.8% | Uncommon |
| 1899 (Proof) | 99 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1899-S | 1,545,000 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1900 | 1,405,500 | 39 | 16.3% | Uncommon |
| 1900 (Proof) | 230 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1900-S | 329,000 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1901 | 615,900 | 23 | 9.6% | Scarce |
| 1901 (Proof) | 140 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1901-S | 3,648,000 | 32 | 13.3% | Uncommon |
| 1902 | 172,400 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1902 (Proof) | 162 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1902-S | 939,000 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1903 | 226,870 | 22 | 9.2% | Scarce |
| 1903 (Proof) | 154 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1903-S | 1,855,000 | 19 | 7.9% | Scarce |
| 1904 | 392,000 | 21 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1904 (Proof) | 136 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1904-S | 97,000 | 17 | 7.1% | Scarce |
| 1905 | 302,200 | 26 | 10.8% | Scarce |
| 1905 (Proof) | 108 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1905-S | 880,700 | 20 | 8.3% | Scarce |
| 1906 | 348,735 | 18 | 7.5% | Scarce |
| 1906 (Proof) | 85 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1906-D | 320,000 | 22 | 9.2% | Scarce |
| 1906-S | 598,000 | 22 | 9.2% | Scarce |
| 1907 | 626,100 | 31 | 12.9% | Uncommon |
| 1907 (Proof) | 92 | 3 | 1.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 1907-D | 888,000 | 25 | 10.4% | Scarce |
| 1908 | 421,874 | 22 | 9.2% | Scarce |
- Common
- Uncommon
- Scarce
- Very scarce
- Extremely scarce
Based on the share of this set's collectors who own each coin — how often it turns up in a collection, not how many survive. Not the Sheldon rarity scale.
About these numbers
Ownership counts come from the same live per-coin counters shown across the LuckyCoin catalog; set-level collector counts come from the annual full-collection scan behind The State of Coin Collecting 2026. Counts are collector-reported and aggregate-only. Scarcity tiers come from 100 × (1 − owners ÷ owners of the set's most-owned coin): Common under 25, Uncommon 25–49, Scarce 50–74, Very scarce 75–89, Extremely scarce 90+. This reflects how often a coin is collected, not its surviving population — it is not the Sheldon rarity scale. CC BY 4.0 with attribution.