1882 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1882 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle gold coins are classic numismatic collectibles that remain popular today. The Philadelphia mint was the only facility that made quarter eagles in 1882, striking just 4,000 specimens that year. As is the case with all pre-1933 U.S. gold coins, only a small fraction of these classic gold quarter eagles remain today.

The approximate price of an 1882 Liberty Head $2.50 gold coin in a grade of Very Fine-20 is $656 , with uncirculated examples worth about $1,250 and up. 1882 quarter eagles are made from a standard “coin gold” composition of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper and weigh 4.18 grams. With a width of 18 millimeters, they are nearly the size of a modern U.S. dime. 1882 gold quarter eagles contain a total of 0.1202 ounces of gold, a substantial amount of the precious metal that usually helps make this coin an attractive buy for bullion investors.

1882 quarter eagle gold coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht, who once served as the chief engraver of the U.S. Mint. He is also well known in the numismatic community for designing Seated Liberty coinage, which ran from the late 1830s through 1891.