Most 1846-D quarter eagles are well struck on both obverse and reverse. As is the case with many Dahlonega gold coins, there are usually marks in the fields.
Early quarter eagles: Little seen by collectors today, they were almost as rare when first made. Few were minted and most never saw circulation. Napoleon's rampage through Europe had seen to that.
2 1/2 Dollar Gold Quarter Eagles 1796 to 1929
The eagle was a base-unit of denomination issued only for gold coinage by the United States Mint.
I place this coin as #4 on my Top Ten list based on the fact that I have seen far more 1863 quarter eagles available for sale in the last ten years than 1864 quarter eagles.
Quarter Eagles - Lots 124-199
124 1845 MS-62. A frosty and satiny specimen with the overall appeal of a slightly finer grade.
Early Quarter Eagles (1796-1839)
Quarter eagles, or $2.50 pieces, have long been a popular series with numismatists, especially among collectors of the present century.
50 Quarter Eagles
Capped Bust to Right Quarter Eagle (1796-1807)
Capped Bust to Left Quarter Eagle (1808)
Capped Head to Left Quarter Eagle (1821-1834)
Classic Head Quarter Eagle (1834-1839)
Liberty Head Quarter Eagle (1840-1907) ...
Early Quarter Eagles : Capped Bust Facing Right
(All dates are rare)
1796-1807
Early Quarter Eagles : Capped Bust Facing Left
(All are rare) ...
Quarter eagles tend to be better produced but many exhibit poor strikes and are found on inferior planchets.
Quarter eagles were issued for circulation
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Early Quarter Eagles: None
Classic Quarter Eagle: Above the date, 1838-39 only
Liberty Quarter Eagle: Below the eagle on the reverse; in fact, most mintmarks in this series are partially merged into the eagle due to space limitations.
The first quarter eagles left the Mint in late 1908 and were immediately attacked by critics who complained that the coin's reverse relief would attract dirt.
Despite the complaints, the coin's design remained unchanged throughout its short life.
These first quarter eagles lacked stars on the obverse because they were placed on the reverse as part of the new Heraldic eagle design.
Classic Head Quarter Eagles are readily available in all grades through Extra Fine, but are elusive in mint-state and rare in gem condition (most of these coins saw heavy use).
Specifications ...
Examples include a complete series set (Lincoln cents from 1909 to date); a type set of gold coins (8 or 12 piece sets are the most common); a set of branch mint quarter eagles (Dahlonega quarter eagles from 1838 to 1859) Set Registry Listing of ...
Quarter Eagles-each to be of the value of two dollars and a half dollar, and to contain sixty-one grains and seven eighths of a grain of pure, or sixty-seven grains and four eighths of a grain of standard gold.
Most of this shipment of just over 230 ounces was coined into Quarter Eagles, $2.50 pieces given an incuse stamp CAL over the eagle.
Quarter Eagles ($2.50) - 1838 and 1839 issues above the date. All other dates prior to 1907 on the reverse below the eagle. On the Indian type (1908 to 1929) on the reverse at the lower left.
Three Dollars - on the reverse below the wreath ...
the eagle on the Mott token was quite similar to the eagle designed by John Reich in 1807 for the reverse of the half dollar and the five dollar half eagle gold piece (the eagle is found on silver half dollars from 1807-1891; gold quarter eagles from ...
There's been a hullaballoo in the Professional Numismatists Guild over the rare Indian Head Quarter Eagles coins. The PNG says that these rare coins are selling for new low prices, but are valuable coin specimens.
$2 1/2 Gold pieces or Quarter Eagles were made from 1796 through 1929. Most dates before 1834 are very rare and are seldom seen by the public.
The intaglio design used on Indian Head quarter eagles and half eagles. These coins were struck from dies which had fields recessed, so that the devices - the areas usually raised - were recessed on the coins themselves.
The $2½ Indian Gold Coins are also known as the Pratt "Quarter Eagles." They were issued in low mintages intermittently from 1908 to 1929.
Incuse design
The intaglio design used on Indian Head quarter eagles and half eagles. The devices on these coins were recessed to try and deter counterfeiting and improve durability.
Indian cent
Synonym for an Indian Head cent.
CAPPED BUST $2-1/2 DOLLARS OR QUARTER EAGLES
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Indian Gold Half Eagles and Quarter Eagles are almost impossible to find in MS grades due to the incuse design. After 1991, the flood gates opened and nearly every AU Indian Gold coin was being regraded as MS. Every series was being regraded.
No Stars - Term referring to the Gobrecht-designed Liberty Seated coins without stars. Also refers to Capped Bust Quarter Eagles of 1796.
first year of operation (1838) of the Charlotte Mint amounted to only 7,880
quarter eagles ($2-1/2 gold pieces) and 17,179 half eagles ($5 gold pieces).
Coins minted at the Charlotte Mint display a "C" mintmark.
It produced many different denominations of coins in its first tour of duty: silver three-cent pieces, half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars, silver dollars, gold dollars, $2.50 quarter eagles, three-dollar gold pieces, $5 half eagles, ...
Because the $2.50 gold coins of that time were 1/4 the value and size, citizens began calling the 2 1/2 dollar gold pieces "quarter eagles". The nickname is still used today. See "double eagles". ...
Rolls of five dollar and twenty dollar coins have been rolled 20, 40, and 50 to a roll - other variations are certainly possible. Gold dollars, quarter eagles, three-dollar coins, and eagles have also be seen in rolls of varying quantities.) ...
 See also: Quarter eagle, Eagle, Quarter, Gold, Coin
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