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Liberty Head $2.50 Quarter Eagles, 1840-1907 |
Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the "Coronet," or Liberty Head Quarter Eagle, was issued annually for 67 consecutive years between 1840 and 1907. These coins were issued from the Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dahlonega, and San Francisco Mints. Like most other gold and silver issues, Liberty Head Quarter Eagles disappeared from circulation during the early years of the Civil War, and were not seen again in large numbers until specie payments were resumed in 1876.
Indian Head $2.50 Quarter Eagles, 1908-1929 |
The "Indian Head" $2.50 Quarter Eagles were designed by Bela Lyon Pratt of Boston, Massachusetts. These coins, as well as the "Indian Head" $5 Half Eagles, are the only United States Federal coins minted using a technique of impressing the design of a coin by striking called incuse. Unlike most other coins, an incuse coin does not have raised edges. Perhaps the most distinguished feature of an incuse coin is the design devices and legend, although still in relief, lie below the plane of the surface of the coin.
