2½ Dollars "Capped Head - Quarter Eagle" , United States
1821-1827
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Bust with cap on head left, 13 stars around
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1826
Engravers:
John Reich
Reverse
Description:
Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons, motto above
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM 2 ½ D.
Engravers:
John Reich
Specifications
- Weight4.37g
- Diameter18.5mm
- CompositionGold (.9167) (.0833 silver and copper)
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value2½ Dollars
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1821 ~ 1827
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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (South Carolina)
Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" and it is surrounded with the face value and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", Reverse: A Carolina wren on a branch of yellow jessamine and a palmetto tree against an outline of the state is accompanied with the state's name ("SOUTH CAROLINA"), the date of its admission into Union ("1788"), its nickname ("THE PALMETTO STATE") and the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
