1907 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1907 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle gold coins mark the final year of production for this popular series. Struck to the tune of 336,294 pieces, 1907 $2.50 gold coins are among the most common dates for the series, though far fewer of these coins survive today than were minted. This is the scenario for the majority of pre-1933 U.S. gold coin issues, which saw melting in huge numbers after the nation abandoned the gold standard.

The value of 1907 Liberty Head $2.50 gold quarter eagles that grade Very Fine-20 is $602 , while uncirculated specimens sell for about $500 and up. Generally, business-strike Liberty Head quarter eagles from the last decade of the series represent the least expensive issues for this type.

1907 quarter eagles are composed of an alloy made of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper, which is a standard “coin gold” alloy for gold coinage of the era. These coins weigh 4.18 grams and boast a gold content of 0.1202 ounces. They measure 18 millimeters in diameter and are just slightly wider than a modern U.S. dime.

Designed by Christian Gobrecht, 1907 Liberty Head quarter eagles were among the last coins of the mid-1800s to still be circulating in the early 1900s. Bela Lyon Pratt’s Indian Head design would overtake the $2.50 denomination in 1908 and become one of just two U.S. coins with an incuse design, the other coin being the similar Indian Head $5 half eagle.