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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ArthurK11, post: 1348495, member: 34524&quot;]<b>Capped Bust Gold Coins 1795-1807</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The early American draped bust gold coins from 1795-1807 are in my opinion the most beautiful coins of all time. All were minted in Philadelphia and were struck in 3 denominations, the quarter eagle ($2.50), the half eagle ($5.00), and the eagle ($10.00). These coins were struck in about 90% gold and 10% copper. Even though these coins were minted with the intent to be used in circulation, very few of them were. For many people even the quarter eagle was considered a lot of money and they simply didn&#039;t use these coins. Where these coins was used was in business with other countries which also directly relates to the reason these coins are so rare today. Once foreign governements got a hold of these coins, many of them were melted down and the metal was used to mint the coins of that country.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Mintages of all these coins was small and therefore they are very rare today and also rather pricey. Total mintages of the quarter eagle series was 19,460, with 1797 having the least minted with only 427 coins. The half eagle series had a total mintage of 335,499 and the eagle series had a mintage of 132,592. Clearly because of numbers, the quarter eagle series is the rarest today.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; There are also several variations in this series, the most obvious one is on the reverse. The quarter eagle, first minted in 1796, always had the heraldic eagle on the reverse. Prior to 1799 the half eagle had a small eagle on the reverse with a wreath in it&#039;s beak. After 1798 the half eagle had a larger heraldic eagle on the reverse. The eagle had the same design as the half eagle except it had the small eagle design until 1797 and the heraldic eagle there after.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other variations in the quarter eagle include no stars on the obverse in 1796 and 13 or 14 stars on the reverse of the 1806.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Variations of the half eagle include the 1797 series with either 15 or 16 stars on the reverse, some 1797 coins are 1797/5 and have 16 stars on the obverse, and an 1804 variety has a small 8 punched over a large 8. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Variation of the eagle include 1795 coins having either 9 or 13 leaves on the branch the eagle is holding, 1798 has a variation in the allignment of the stars on the obverse, either 9 on the left and 4 on the right, or 7 and 6, and 1799 and 1803 coins have either small or large stars on the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]156100.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]156101.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]156102.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]156103.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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