1839 $2 1/2

Coin / United States of America / 1839 / Philadelphia / $2.50 Classic Head Gold / $2.50 (Two and a Half Dollars)

coinage-type Classic head gold quarter eagle
desg MS
designer William Kneass
diameter 18.2
edge Reeded
fineness 0.8992
material 90% gold; 10% silver & copper
mintage 27,021
ngc-id E2MR
obverse-description Liberty is seen with a formal, or classic, hair style, facing left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 7698
pcgs-number 7698
reverse-description An eagle with wings fully spread with a ribbon above its head bearing the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery with "2 1/2 D." written as a fraction appears at the bottom.
weight-grams 4.18
year-display 1834-1839