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The Indian Head eagle, designed by Saint-Gaudens, was the basis for the designs for the smaller gold pieces. Originally it was the intention to give the $5 and $2.50 pieces the same design as that used on the double eagle or $20 piece, but before final action to that end was taken President Roosevelt invited me to lunch with him at the White House.
At Roosevelt's direction, the Mint hired Saint-Gaudens to redesign the cent and the four gold pieces: the double eagle ($20), eagle ($10), half eagle ($5), and quarter eagle ($2.50). The Liberty Head design had been first struck for the eagle in 1838; [2] the last addition to the Liberty Head gold series was the double eagle, first struck for ...
1796 "Turban Head" or "Capped Bust" quarter eagle (no stars) The quarter eagle is a gold coin that was issued by the United States with a value of two hundred and fifty cents, or two dollars and fifty cents. It was given its name in the Coinage Act of 1792, as a derivation from the US ten-dollar eagle coin.
On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...
No Motto Silver Dollar United States Wolfson, Jay, Delp ANR January 2005 $1,207,500 1804 Class III Silver Dollar United States Carter, Flannagan Bowers Merena July 2003 $1,200,000 1911 Hsüan-t'ung Dollar Pattern PR-63 China Heritage Auctions December 2021 $1,175,000 1792 Birch Cent J-4 Pattern United States Bushnell, Parmelee, Jenks, Green
This practice led to significant coin rarities in the Capped Bust series of gold coins minted from 1808 to 1834. [3] Gold specie fineness was reduced from .9167 fine to .8992 fine and the gold to silver ratio was increased to 16:1. This action was extremely astute and ensured that the new $2.50 and $5 coins would remain in circulation.
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The 1 ⁄ 10, 1 ⁄ 4, and 1 ⁄ 2 troy oz coins are identical in design to the 1 troy oz coin except for the markings on the reverse side that indicate the weight and face value of the coin (for example, 1 OZ. fine gold~50 dollars). The print on the smaller coins is, therefore, finer and less legible than on larger denominations.