2½ Dollars "Classic Head, No Motto On Reverse - Quarter Eagle" , United States
1834-1839
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Liberty head left, ribbon in hair, 13 stars around
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1835
Engravers:
William Kneass
Reverse
Description:
Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 ½ D.
Engravers:
William Kneass
Specifications
- Weight4.18g
- Diameter18.2mm
- CompositionGold (.900) (.100 silver and copper)
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value2½ Dollars
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1834 ~ 1839
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Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797., Reverse: This reverse design portrays an artist, wearing a painter’s smock, painting outside Julian Alden Weir’s studio at Weir Farm. It is inspired by various images of the studio and Weir’s paintings created on the property, as well as descriptions of Weir and his fellow artist’s creative inspiration from the rural environment.
