closed 1854 Coronet Head $2½ Dollar Quarter Eagle £235 Posted Special Delivery

[richatthecroft]

1854 Coronet Head $2½ Dollar Quarter Eagle

A nice piece of American history to add to a collection from the time of the Wild West.  In this year:

 

• Jonathan R. Davis, a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a gold rush prospector, single-handedly kills eleven armed immigrant outlaws near Sacramento, California using two revolvers and a Bowie knife.
• An argument over a stray cow precipitates the Grattan massacre, in which 30 U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter are killed in retaliation for the shooting of Chief Conquering Bear of the Lakota Sioux.
• It is estimated that approximately 90,000 people arrived in California in 1849—about half by land and half by sea. Of these, perhaps 50,000 ito 60,000 were Americans, and the rest were from other countries.  By 1855, it is estimated at least 300,000 gold-seekers, merchants, and other immigrants had arrived in California from around the world.  The largest group continued to be Americans, but there were tens of thousands each of Mexicans, Chinese, Britons, Australians, French, and Latin Americans, together with many smaller groups of miners, such as African Americans, Filipinos, Basques and Turks.

And some issues endure today as then:

• The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law, creating the Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory. A provision that settlers will vote on the legality of slavery in the new territories effectively rescinds the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and touches off an epidemic of violence and electoral fraud beginning the next year.

Little bit of red spot as per photos, but overall a nice Quarter Eagle.

Weight 4.18g

Composition .900 Gold

Lots of history in your pocket for £248 NOW £235 Posted Special Delivery

 

[MintageSeller]

Beautiful, any chance you have a indian head 2.5?

[richatthecroft]

2 minutes ago, MintageSeller said:

Beautiful, any chance you have a indian head 2.5?

Sorry, just the Coronet

[richatthecroft]

Bump 

[richatthecroft]

NOW £235 Posted Special Delivery

[Jakito]

On 09/11/2020 at 13:09, richatthecroft said:

1854 Coronet Head $2½ Dollar Quarter Eagle

A nice piece of American history to add to a collection from the time of the Wild West.  In this year:

 

• Jonathan R. Davis, a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a gold rush prospector, single-handedly kills eleven armed immigrant outlaws near Sacramento, California using two revolvers and a Bowie knife.
• An argument over a stray cow precipitates the Grattan massacre, in which 30 U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter are killed in retaliation for the shooting of Chief Conquering Bear of the Lakota Sioux.
• It is estimated that approximately 90,000 people arrived in California in 1849—about half by land and half by sea. Of these, perhaps 50,000 ito 60,000 were Americans, and the rest were from other countries.  By 1855, it is estimated at least 300,000 gold-seekers, merchants, and other immigrants had arrived in California from around the world.  The largest group continued to be Americans, but there were tens of thousands each of Mexicans, Chinese, Britons, Australians, French, and Latin Americans, together with many smaller groups of miners, such as African Americans, Filipinos, Basques and Turks.

And some issues endure today as then:

• The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law, creating the Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory. A provision that settlers will vote on the legality of slavery in the new territories effectively rescinds the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and touches off an epidemic of violence and electoral fraud beginning the next year.

Little bit of red spot as per photos, but overall a nice Quarter Eagle.

Weight 4.18g

Composition .900 Gold

Lots of history in your pocket for £248 NOW £235 Posted Special Delivery

 

Hi Rich, managed to track you down, this site is great! Really nice coin, bit of a shame about the mark, any room for negotiation on here? I’ll take both this and the 10$ Liberty head if you can get to £950 all in? 

[richatthecroft]

2 hours ago, Jakito said:

Hi Rich, managed to track you down, this site is great! Really nice coin, bit of a shame about the mark, any room for negotiation on here? I’ll take both this and the 10$ Liberty head if you can get to £950 all in? 

I’ll send you a Private Message in about half hour or so as I’m just about to go in a meeting. 

[richatthecroft]

3 hours ago, Jakito said:

Hi Rich, managed to track you down, this site is great! Really nice coin, bit of a shame about the mark, any room for negotiation on here? I’ll take both this and the 10$ Liberty head if you can get to £950 all in? 

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