Christian Gobrecht’s Coronet (Liberty Head) quarter eagle debuted in 1840 and ran uninterrupted through 1907 — the longest run of any U.S. design without major change. Liberty faces left in a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, circled by stars, over a shield-breasted eagle reverse.
Key facts
- Designed by: Christian Gobrecht
- Issue dates: 1840–1907
- Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper
- Diameter: 18 mm
- Weight: 4.18 grams (64.50 grains)
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 11,921,171
Late-date issues (especially 1902–1907) are common and make easy type coins, while early dates are scarce and several issues are landmark rarities: the 1841 (a prime rarity, the “Little Princess”), the 1848 CAL. (counterstamped from California gold), the exceedingly rare 1854-S, and the low-mintage 1875. Branch-mint coins were struck at Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
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