Half Eagle
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
money, a gold coin of the United States, of the value of five dollars. It weighs one hundred and twenty-nine grains. Of one thousand parts, nine hundred are of pure gold, and one hundred of alloy.
Act of January 18th, 1837, 4 Sharsw. cont. of Story’s L. U. S. 2523, 4.
Vide Money.