1900 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1900 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle gold coins are popular with coin collectors and bullion investors alike and are very popular pre-1933 U.S. gold coins. While the United States Mint struck 67,000 pieces, which is a huge figure in relation to the much smaller outputs of the 1880s and 1890s. Still, far fewer of these coins survive today, which is the situation with most pre-1933 U.S. gold coin issues, which were melted by the millions after the nation left the gold standard.

The value of 1900 Liberty Head $2.50 gold quarter eagles that grade Very Fine-20 is $564 , while uncirculated specimens sell for upward of $500. Virtually all of the business-strike Liberty Head quarter eagles from the last decade of the series represent the least expensive issues of this type.

1900 quarter eagles were struck with a standard “coin gold” composition consisting of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper. Weighing in at 4.18 grams, these coins have a gold content of 0.1202 ounces. Additionally, they measure 18 millimeters in diameter and are just slightly wider than a modern U.S. dime.

1900 quarter eagle gold coins were designed by engraver Christian Gobrecht, who served for a few years as the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver during the first half of the 1840s. Gobrecht gained wide recognition for designing Seated Liberty silver coinage, which was produced from the late 1830s through 1891.