United States - 2½ Dollars 1906 - Liberty Head - Quarter Eagle - KM# 72 - Gold 900, 4.15g (approx. 3.74g pure gold ...

United States - 2½ Dollars 1906 - Liberty Head - Quarter Eagle - KM# 72 - Gold 900, 4.15g (approx. 3.74g pure gold, 0.1201 oz) - About Uncirculated A reduced buyer’s premium of only 10% + VAT on the premium applies to this item. A gold coin with a denomination of 2½ Dollars, commonly known as a Quarter Eagle, struck in 1906 at the Philadelphia Mint. The absence of a mintmark identifies it as a Philadelphia issue. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, this type was issued from 1840 to 1907 without a major alteration to its design. A total of 176,330 circulation-strike coins were minted in 1906. Obverse: The head of Liberty faces left, wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. Thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states, surround the portrait, with the date 1906 below. Reverse: An American eagle with outstretched wings, a shield upon its breast, an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left. The surrounding inscription reads UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with the denomination 2½ D. below.