1891 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1891 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle gold coins are widely collected coins that both numismatists and bullion investors enjoy buying for their collections and portfolios. The U.S. Mint struck 10,960 of these 1891-dated coins, but only a fraction remain today in the coin market. That means they are much scarcer than even the already low mintage figures would suggest. This is the situation with most pre-1933 U.S. coins, which were melted in large numbers throughout the 20th century, particularly after the United States left the gold standard.

An 1891 Liberty Head $2.50 gold quarter eagle that grades Very Fine-20 is worth about $564 , while uncirculated pieces sell for around $600 and up. 1891 quarter eagles contain a standard “coin gold” composition of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper, and they weigh 4.18 grams, which means they have a gold content of 0.1202 ounces. They are 18 millimeters in diameter, so they are about the same size as a modern U.S. dime.

1891 quarter eagle gold coins were designed by engraver Christian Gobrecht, who served as the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver in the early 1840s. He would become widely recognized in numismatics for designing Seated Liberty silver coinage, which was made from the late 1830s through 1891.