1858 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1858 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagles are popular gold coins that are collected by many numismatists who enjoy 19th-century coinage. 1858-dated quarter eagles were struck at two mint facilities, including the Philadelphia and Charlotte (C) mints. By far, a greater number of pieces that year were struck at the prolific Philadelphia mint, though both the Philly and Dahlonega mint coins are very scarce and are highly collectible today.

Here is a look at the mintages and values for 1858 Liberty Head quarter eagle gold coins:

• 1858, 47,377 minted; $595

• 1858-C, 9,056; $1,500

*Values are for coins grading Very Fine-20, unless otherwise noted.

Liberty Head quarter eagle gold coins consist of a 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper composition – the ordinary “coin gold” alloy for gold coins of the time period. 1858 Liberty Head $2.50 gold quarter eagles weigh 4.18 grams and measure 18 millimeters in diameter, meaning they are roughly the breadth as a standard U.S. dime. These gold quarter eagle coins contain a total of 0.1202 ounces of gold.

1858-dated $2.50 gold coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht, who served as the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver. Gobrecht is also well noted as the designer of Seated Liberty coinage, which ran from the late 1830s through 1891.