Capped Bust Quarter Eagles

By CoinWeek... On Sunday, November 9, 2025, GreatCollections Coin Auctions is set to offer one of the most historically significant and conditionally rare coins from...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Though the quarter eagle was an authorized gold coin denomination, few were produced by the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... A Humble Start for Quarter Eagle Coinage The Mint Act of 1792 established the new federal mint and authorized the production of...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck its entire mintage of 2,600 Capped Bust Quarter Eagles in 1824 using a single die pair that...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle $2.50 gold coin is a bonafide rarity that is...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   There is little doubt that the 1796 Capped Bust Right, No Stars Quarter Eagle and the 1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (adj.) From the French langue ("tongue"). In heraldry, the term "lanģued" refers to a figure that is depicted with its tongue visible...

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