QUARTER EAGLE 1808 Capped Bust to Left

Description

By 1808, the need for the quarter eagle appeared to be in question. Only 2,710 coins were produced and no quarter eagles of any design were produced from the period 1809 through 1820. In 1821, production resumed.

The 1808 design was a new design. The diameter remained the same as earlier, but the obverse and reverse motifs were changed. Miss Liberty now faces left, wearing a loose cloth cap secured by a band inscribed LIBERTY. Seven stars are to the left and six are to the right, and the date 1808 appears below. The reverse depicts an eagle perched on an olive branch and holding three arrows. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is on a band or ribbon above. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and 2 1/2 D is around the border. The denomination is stated for the first time on a quarter eagle.

Valuation

It is believed that perhaps three or four dozen exist, nearly all of which are in the grades of Very Fine or Extremely Fine, although at least two Uncirculated coins can be accounted for.

COIN NAME
QUARTER EAGLE 1808 Capped Bust to Left: DESIGNED BY
John Reich: ISSUE DATE
1808: COMPOSITION
0.9167 part gold, 0.0833 part copper: DIAMETER
20 mm: WEIGHT
67.5 grains: EDGE
Reeded: BUS MINT
2,710: PROOF MINT
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