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Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $2.50 "CAL" Liberty quarter eagle: Standard Liberty Head quarter eagle obverse Standard Liberty Head quarter eagle reverse with "CAL." punched into the field 90% Au, 10% Cu: Uncirculated: 1,389 [1] 1848
The gold dollar or gold one-dollar piece is a gold coin that was struck as a regular issue by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1849 to 1889. The coin had three types over its lifetime, all designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre .
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The paper bills issued by the colonies were known as "bills of credit". Bills of credit could not be exchanged for a fixed amount of gold or silver coins upon demand, but were redeemable at a time specified in the future. [3] [8] Bills of credit were usually issued by colonial governments to pay debts. The governments would then retire the ...
The Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States Mint and regulated the coinage of the United States. [3] The act created coins in the denominations of Half Cent (1/200 of a dollar), Cent (1/100 of a dollar, or a cent), Half Dime (also known as a half disme) (five cents), Dime (also known as a disme) (10 cents), Quarter (25 cents), Half Dollar (50 cents), Dollar, Quarter Eagle ($2.50 ...
Only five of these coins are known to exist and the last one sold did so for $3.1 million. 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar – Last sold for $1.3 million in 2008, this coin has no official record of ...
Not every old coin is worth something, but many from the 1800s sure are. Some coins from this period are worth thousands or tens of thousands of dollars -- perhaps even more. A lot of this value ...
The earliest commemorative coin minted by the US Mint was the 1848 "CAL" quarter eagle, which commemorated the finding of gold in California. [3] These coins were standard quarter eagles that were modified by punching CAL. onto the reverse above the eagle.