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Quarter eagles: the $2.50 gold piece
A quarter eagle is $2.50 in gold. About 0.12 oz. Liberty Head, then Indian Head. Small enough to hide in a box of buttons.
A quarter eagle is a $2.50 United States gold coin. About 0.1209 troy oz of gold. The name means a quarter of an eagle. The eagle is the $10. Eagle. US gold types.
Two looks you will actually see: Liberty Head and Indian Head (incuse, 1908–1929).
What a shop pays
Common dates: gold plus a type number. 1911-D Indian is the date people hunt. Jewelry mounts are jewelry.
These hide in button boxes and old envelopes. Weigh them. Do not assume a tiny gold coin is “just scrap” or “a fortune.” Pre-33 vs Eagles. Don’t clean.
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