The half eagle is the very first gold coin to be struck at the United States mint. This denomination was struck without interruption from 1795 to 1929, and it is the only U.S. gold issue to be produced at all eight United States mints. It is very popular with collectors, but the seemingly endless duration makes it very hard to collect by date. Because of this fact, it is an ideal set to collect by type.   
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I frequently write about the state of the market as it pertains to early gold and Liberty Head issues but I haven’t commented on Classic Head gold in quite a while. So how is the market for Classic Head quarter eagles and half eagles and what do I expect the coming months to look like for these coins? To answer these questions, we need to turn the clock back a few years. Classic Head gold was dormant for what seemed like an eternity.   
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Is it possible to build an interesting collection of desirable United States gold without having a large per coin budget? I think the answer to this question is a resounding “yes.” There are plenty of extremely interesting pieces that are within the average collector’s price range and this includes a number of coins that are both scarce and in comparably high grades.   
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Through the 1820′s, half eagles did not circulate. They were, instead, used by bullion depositors for export trade or melted by speculators due to their being worth more than face value. This problem was remedied with the passage of the Act of June 28, 1834 which lowered the weight of the quarter eagle and half eagle. A new design was rendered by William Kneass and the Classic Head half eagle series was born in the latter part of 1834.   
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