$45,000.00 USD
– SOLDThe Liberty Head Quarter Eagle was designed by Christian Gobrecht, introduced in 1840, and struck until 1907.
The 1893 issue falls within the "Gilded Age," a period of significant industrial, economic, and societal change in the U.S.
The observe features Lady Liberty, wearing a coronet inscribed with the word "LIBERTY." Her hair is gracefully tied back, surrounded by 13 stars representing the original colonies. The date "1893" is at the bottom.
The reverse depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield on its chest, clutching an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left. The eagle is surrounded by the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "2 1/2 D."
