QUARTER EAGLE 1796-1807 Capped Bust, Stars
Description
Quarter Eagles of this span are all considered fairly rare as gold coins were first introduced into normal channels of commerce. It seemed the need to have a more compact medium of exchange was growing as our young country began to produce and prosper.
This design was modified to add stars to the left and right of the head. The number of stars and their placement vary from issue to issue, but these have not been collected as separate types. 1796 quarter eagles with stars have eight stars to the left and eight to the right, for a total of 16, while quarter eagles of the years 1797 through 1807 have 13 stars arranged in various ways. 1797 quarter eagles have seven stars to the left and six to the right, while 1798 quarter eagles have six to the left and seven to the right. 1802/1 quarter eagles have eight left and five right. The year 1806 comes in two varieties, eight left and five right as well as seven left and six right. AU quarter eagles within this span are rare. Apart from the addition of stars to the obverse, the motifs are the same as the previous issue.
Valuation
- COIN NAME
- QUARTER EAGLE 1796-1807 Capped Bust, Stars
- DESIGNED BY
- Robert Scot
- ISSUE DATE
- 1796-1807
- COMPOSITION
- 0.9167 part gold, 0.0833 part copper
- DIAMETER
- 20 mm
- WEIGHT
- 67.5 grains
- EDGE
- Reeded
- BUS MINT
- 18,524
- PROOF MINT
- None
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