Classic Head Quarter Eagle (1834-1839) Information
On the obverse side a young Liberty faces left, encircled with thirteen six-point stars with the date of mint at the bottom. She is wearing a headband with the word LIBERTY inscribed in it. Liberty’s curled hair is visible above the band, around her ear, and down the back of the neck, though constrained by the band on the forehead.
The reverse shows a centered left-facing eagle, wings outstretched nearly to the dentils, body covered by a Union shield, an olive branch in the right claw, and three arrows in the left claw. Surrounding the eagle is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA inside the dentilled rim, the text separated into three parts by the eagle’s wing tips, and the denomination of 2 1/2 D. (dollars) at the bottom of the coin.
Classic Head Quarter Eagle for Sale
1837 $2 1/2 CLASSIC HEAD 1/4 EAGLE GOLD PIECE VF/XF
US $399.00
1836 $2.50 Gold Classic Head, XF Details
US $525.00
1836 $2.50 Gold Classic Head, XF/AU Details
US $689.00
1834 $2.50 Gold Classic Head, AU Details
US $429.00
1836 $2.50 Gold Classic Head, AU-Unc Details
US $963.00
1834 Classic Head $2.50 NGC AU58 PQ+++PRETTY
US $2,727.00
1834 Classic Head $2.50 NGC MS61 1ST YEAR ISSUE
US $4,119.00
1836 Classic Head $2.50 Block 8 NGC MS61 NICE TYPE COIN
US $4,056.00
Classic Head Quarter Specifications
Designed by William Kneass based on a previous design of Robert Scot & John Reich. To note there was work done by Christian Gobrecht on it as well. Weight of 4.18 grams or 0.14 ounces with it being 89.92% gold, 10.08% copper 1834-1836; 90% gold, 10% silver 1837-1839. It has a 18.2 mm diameter with a reeded edge and the mintage is of 547,989 in 1836 and 7880 in 1838.