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2 1/2 Dollars `Coronet Head - Quarter Eagle`
Issuer United States Year 1840-1907 Type Standard circulation coin Value 21/2 Dollars (2.50 USD) Currency Dollar (1785-date) Composition Gold (.900) (.100 copper) Weight 4.18 g Dimensions 18 mm Thickness Shape and Technique Round Milled Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Engraver(s) Christian Gobrecht In circulation to Reference(s) KM# 72
Obverse description A coronet head left with the date below and 13 stars around the rim representing the original 13 colonies Obverse script Latin Obverse lettering LIBERTY
1907 Reverse description Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons Reverse script Latin Reverse lettering ·UNITED STATES OF AMERICA·
21/2 D. Edge Reeded Mint United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) C United States Mint of Charlotte,United States (1835-1862) D United States Mint of Dahlonega,United States (1835-1862) O United States Mint of New Orleans, United States (1835-1942) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) Mintage 1840 - - 18 859 1840 C - - 12 822 1840 D - - 3 532 1840 O - - 33 580 1841 - Proof - 20 1841 C - - 10 281 1841 D - - 4 164 1842 - - 2 823 1842 - Proof - 3 1842 C - - 6 729 1842 D - - 4 643 1842 O - - 19 800 1843 - - 100 546 1843 - Proof - 5 1843 C - large date - 23 076 1843 C - small date - 2 988 1843 D - small date - 36 209 1843 O - large date - 76 000 1843 O - small date - 288 002 1844 - - 6 784 1844 - Proof - 3 1844 C - - 11 622 1844 D - - 17 332 1845 - - 91 051 1845 - Proof - 4 1845 D - - 19 460 1845 O - - 4 000 1846 - - 21 598 1846 - Proof - 4 1846 C - - 4 808 1846 D - - 19 303 1846 O - - 62 000 1847 - - 29 814 1847 - Proof - 2 1847 C - - 23 226 1847 D - - 15 784 1847 O - - 124 000 1848 - - 6 500 1848 - `CAL.` above eagle - 1 389 1848 C - - 16 788 1848 D - - 13 771 1849 - - 23 294 1849 C - - 10 220 1849 D - - 10 945 1850 - - 252 923 1850 C - - 9 148 1850 D - - 12 148 1850 O - - 84 000 1851 - - 1 372 748 1851 C - - 14 923 1851 D - - 11 264 1851 O - - 148 000 1852 - - 1 159 681 1852 C - - 9 772 1852 D - - 4 078 1852 O - - 140 000 1853 - - 1 404 668 1853 D - - 3 178 1854 - - 596 258 1854 C - - 7 295 1854 D - - 1 760 1854 O - - 153 000 1854 S - - 246 1855 - - 235 480 1855 C - - 3 677 1855 D - - 1 123 1856 - - 384 240 1856 - Proof - 4 1856 C - - 7 913 1856 D - - 874 1856 O - - 21 100 1856 S - - 72 120 1857 - - 214 130 1857 - Proof - 5 1857 D - - 2 364 1857 O - - 34 000 1857 S - - 69 200 1858 - - 47 377 1858 - Proof - 8 1858 C - - 9 056 1859 - new reverse type (small letters) - 39 364 1859 - old reverse type (large letters) - 1859 - Proof - 80 1859 D - - 2 244 1859 S - - 15 200 1860 - new reverse type - 22 563 1860 - old reverse type - 1860 - Proof, new reverse type - 112 1860 C - - 7 469 1860 S - - 35 600 1861 - new reverse type - 1 283 878 1861 - old type reverse - 1861 - Proof, new reverse type - 90 1861 S - - 24 000 1862 - - 98 508 1862 - overdate 2/1 - 1862 - Proof - 35 1862 S - - 8 000 1863 - - 30 1863 - Proof - 30 1863 S - - 10 800 1864 - - 2 774 1864 - Proof - 50 1865 - - 1 520 1865 - Proof - 25 1865 S - - 23 376 1866 - - 3 080 1866 - Proof - 30 1866 S - - 38 960 1867 - - 3 200 1867 - Proof - 50 1867 S - - 28 000 1868 - - 3 600 1868 - Proof - 25 1868 S - - 34 000 1869 - - 4 320 1869 - Proof - 25 1869 S - - 29 500 1870 - - 4 520 1870 - Proof - 35 1870 S - - 16 000 1871 - - 5 320 1871 - Proof - 30 1871 S - - 22 000 1872 - - 3 000 1872 - Proof - 30 1872 S - - 18 000 1873 - closed `3` - 55 200 1873 - closed `3`; Proof - 25 1873 - open `3` - 122 800 1873 S - - 27 000 1874 - - 3 920 1874 - Proof - 20 1875 - - 400 1875 - Proof - 20 1875 S - - 11 600 1876 - - 4 176 1876 - Proof - 45 1876 S - - 5 000 1877 - - 1 652 1877 - Proof - 20 1877 S - - 35 400 1878 - - 286 240 1878 - Proof - 20 1878 S - - 178 000 1879 - - 88 960 1879 - Proof - 30 1879 S - - 43 500 1880 - - 2 960 1880 - Proof - 36 1881 - - 640 1881 - Proof - 51 1882 - - 4 000 1882 - Proof - 67 1883 - - 1 920 1883 - Proof - 82 1884 - - 1 950 1884 - Proof - 73 1885 - - 800 1885 - Proof - 87 1886 - - 4 000 1886 - Proof - 88 1887 - - 6 160 1887 - Proof - 122 1888 - - 16 001 1888 - Proof - 97 1889 - - 17 600 1889 - Proof - 48 1890 - - 8 720 1890 - Proof - 93 1891 - - 10 960 1891 - Proof - 80 1892 - - 2 440 1892 - Proof - 105 1893 - - 30 000 1893 - Proof - 106 1894 - - 4 122 1894 - Proof - 122 1895 - - 6 199 1895 - Proof - 119 1896 - - 19 070 1896 - Proof - 132 1897 - - 29 768 1897 - Proof - 136 1898 - - 24 000 1898 - Proof - 165 1899 - - 27 200 1899 - Proof - 150 1900 - - 67 000 1900 - Proof - 205 1901 - - 91 100 1901 - Proof - 223 1902 - - 133 540 1902 - Proof - 193 1903 - - 201 060 1903 - Proof - 197 1904 - - 160 790 1904 - Proof - 170 1905 - - 217 800 1905 - Proof - 144 1906 - - 176 330 1906 - Proof - 160 1907 - - 336 294 1907 - Proof - 154 Catalog ID 1175286690 Comments