1905 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle Coin

1905 Liberty Head $2.50 quarter eagle gold coins are popular pre-1933 U.S. gold coins that both coin collectors and bullion investors buy. While the United States Mint produced a sizable 217,800 pieces, only a small fraction of these coins survives today. This means they are relatively quite scarce in the coin market. This is the situation with most pre-1933 U.S. gold coins, which were melted in large numbers following the end of the gold standard.

The value of a 1905 Liberty Head $2.50 gold quarter eagle that grades Very Fine-20 is about $577 , with uncirculated specimens selling for closer to $500 and up. Buyers should be wary of 1905-S Liberty Head gold quarter eagles, all of which are counterfeit. Business-strike Liberty Head quarter eagles from the late 1890s and early 1900s are the least expensive issues for this type.

1905 quarter eagles boast a composition that consists of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper, otherwise known as a standard “coin gold” alloy for gold coinage of the era. Weighing 4.18 grams, these classic coins have a gold content of 0.1202 ounces and, with a diameter of 18 millimeters, are just wider than a modern U.S. dime.

1905 quarter eagle gold coins were designed by engraver Christian Gobrecht, who had served as the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver during the first half of the 1840s. He is perhaps best known in numismatics as the designer of the long-running Seated Liberty silver coinage, which was struck from the late 1830s through 1891.