"CORONET HEAD"
RARE 1842 GOLD TWO AND A HALF DOLLAR QUARTER EAGLE
CERTIFIED BY NGC ABOUT UNCIRCULATED 53
OBV: LIBERTY HEAD LEFT WITH CORONET HEADBAND INSCRIBED WITH WORD "LIBERTY", ENCIRCLED BY 13 SIX-POINTED STARS; DATE BELOW.
REV: AMERICAN EAGLE ARMS; DENOMINATION BELOW.
THIS DESIGN WAS IN USE, FROM 1840 TO 1907.
CONTAINS 4.18 GRAMS OF .900 FINE GOLD (.1209 OZ AGW)
18 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 2,823 MINTED!
DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN GORBRECHT (THIRD CHIEF ENGRAVER OF THE U.S. MINT FROM 1840-1844)
