Does anyone have the 1850's quarter/half/dollar gold coins?

DominusDeus

I want a quarter dollar gold coin. They're so small, it's almost cute!

Does anyone have any of them, or good sized photos of them? They must look miniscule in slabs. If they were raw, you could probably sneeze and blow the things away...

CarlWohlforth

I have one. It is a round 1/4 Liberty Head gold coin dated 1856. They are tiny. I'll try to get a photo of it.

CarlWohlforth

Umm, it is in my safe deposit box so the photo will have to wait...

techeff

I have an 1854 gold $1 Type 2. Don't have a photo handy though. Sorry...

Stuart

DD: Here's as close as I can come to them with an example of their big brother the $20 Liberty...

1852 PCGS AU-58 $20 Liberty Double Eagle

CarlWohlforth

I do have photos of T1 and T2 gold dollars though and they are pretty small. The quarter dollar is very, very small. I don't know how one could actually use them without losing them in a corner of your pocket. If they fell out you probably wouldn't even notice.

JrGMan2004

RYK?! Where are you?!?!

boiler78

Here are images of type 1/ type 2/ and type 3 gold dollars from my gold type set if this helps. I have never owned any California fractional gold.



type 1



type 2



type 3

tjkillian

Tom

RYK

I have a few gold coins from the 1850's. Here are four smaller denomination coins, each from a different mint:

TheRaven

Some damn sweet gold coins in here.

NO US gold coins older then 1904.

Althought I do have a 1813 French Napoleon 20 Franc which is nice XF.

calgolddiver

DD -

Just saw this - i will send some pics and reference info when i get to my other 'puter

PhillyJoe

"We now have six denominations of gold coin, which is a greater variety than is required. This being the case, and the three-dollar piece corresponding so nearly, as to weight, value, and size, with the quarter-eagle, and rarely used, its coinage should be discontinued. The gold dollar is not a convenient coin, on account of its small size, and it suffers more proportionately from abrasion than larger coins. Its issue should, therefore, be confined to actual demands for it by depositors of bullion, and the requirements for change and retail transactions should be met with silver coin."

Annual Report of the Director of the Mint
June 30, 1874

Smittys

I Guess I gold plate this.....

calgolddiver

forthcoming are some fractional pics :

also a website with LOTS of pics



cal site

here is a quarter :



here is a half

calgolddiver

here is a dollar :



this is a high R6.

calgolddiver

here's another dollar - period 1



"micro slug" - same reverse as it's "big cousins"