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Coronet Quarter Eagles 1840-1907
Beginning in 1834, the Mint began a search for a suitable design that could serve as an enduring symbol on American gold coins.
When grading Coronet quarter eagles, friction begins to first show on the tip of the coronet and above the eye on the obverse, and on the wing tips and claws of the eagle on the reverse.
Recommendations for the Connoisseur: Coronet quarter eagles form a nice set, uniform in appearance, a display which is challenging to assemble because of the scarcities and rarities therein.
Between 1840 and 1907, a total of 11,921,171 Coronet quarter eagles were struck at five mints: Philadelphia, PA (no mintmark), Charlotte, NC (C), Dahlonega, GA (D), New Orleans, LA (O), and San Francisco, CA (S).
This variety, identified by Frank Van Valen during the cataloguing process, was not noticed by Harry Bass, who primarily studied earlier dates of Coronet quarter eagles.
 See also: Coronet, Quarter, Liberty, Coin, Eagle
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