1874 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1874 Liberty Head $2.50 gold coins are collectible coins that bullion investors and numismatists both enjoy pursuing. Only the Philadelphia mint made quarter eagles in 1874, with just 3,920 pieces rolling off the presses. As is the case with all pre-1933 U.S. gold coins, a much smaller number of these pieces remain today than were minted, which means they are quite scarce in today’s collector market.

The value of an 1874 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle in an average grade of Very Fine-20 is $539 , with uncirculated examples soaring in value into the thousands. 1874 quarter eagles are made from a standard “coin gold” composition of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper. Additionally, they also weigh 4.18 grams and measure 18 millimeters in diameter, which roughly compares to the breadth of a standard U.S. dime. 1874 gold quarter eagles contain a total of 0.1202 ounces of gold.

1874 quarter eagle gold coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht, who had served at one point as the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver. Gobrecht also gained wide acclaim in the numismatic community for designing Seated Liberty coinage, which ran from the late 1830s through 1891.