USA 2.5 dollars Liberty Head 1861
USA, San Francisco


Rarity
Rare
Attributes of Coins
Region | USA |
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Denomination | 2½ dollars |
Krause number | KM# 72 |
Mintage | 24,000 |
Metal | Gold 0.900 |
thickness | 1.2 mm |
diameter | 18 mm |
weight | 4.18 g |
Obverse:

Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverse:

Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
2 1/2 D
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
Only 24,000 Liberty Quarter Eagles of this date were originally produced, virtually all of which were circulated to one degree or another. This issue is scarce to rare in all grades, with the vast majority of survivors grading no finer than VF.
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