1795
Eagle - 1796 Eagle - Capped Bust, Small Eagle Gold Eagle Two
Coin Set
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The first gold eagle Small Eagle coins of
the 1790s have three reverse varieties, 13 Leaves, 11 Leaves
and 9 Leaves. They all have a common obverse, Robert Scot’s
Capped Bust design. It shows a capped head of Liberty facing
right. Her matronly face is seen in profile. Her hair puffs
out from under her cap, and a large strand winds around
it creating the look of a turban, hence the sobriquet “Turban
Head.” Her hair is full above her forehead; it also
falls to her shoulder and neck. LIBERTY is inscribed at
the upper right with six-pointed stars to the right and
left. The date is below the truncation.
The
reverse shows a small, unrealistic eagle perched on
a palm branch. The eagle’s wings are outstretched
and its head is turned to the right. In its beak is
a small wreath of laurel. The inscription UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA surrounds the design, interrupted by the
wing tips. At the periphery, there are dentils on
both sides of the coin, and the edge is reeded.
Evidently the Mint was experimenting
with the reverse design. The first one made in 1795
had 13 Leaves below the eagle. Perhaps Mint officials
felt this device was too crowded. Later in the year
a 9 Leaves reverse was made. We know that this change
was not satisfactory because in the following two
years, 11 Leaves were used for the palm branch.
1795
Eagle - The illustrated coin is Small
Eagle Reverse eagle of 1795. It has 13 Leaves under
the eagle. It is identified as the BD-1 variety. The
top of the 1 in the date is very close to the curl,
and the tip of the 5 overlaps the drapery. Star 11
is very close to the Y in LIBERTY, and two lumps are
at the top left of the Y. The stars to the right are
all very close to each other. On the reverse, a leaf
virtually touches the U in UNITED. At first glance
it actually appears to touch it. The coin has an R3+
rarity rating.
Approximate cost: F
$32,500; VF $37,500; AU50 $65,000; MS60 $140,000
1796
Eagle - The 1796 Small Eagle Reverse
eagle had a low mintage and used only one die pair;
consequently, there is only one variety.
It has 16 obverse stars with 8 on
each side of LIBERTY. Tennessee, the 16th state, was
admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796. It is assumed
that these coins were struck after that date or prior
to it in anticipation of Tennessee’s statehood.
Known as BD-1, in addition to 16 obverse stars, the
coin has a reverse with 11 leaves of palm under the
eagle. The coin has an R4 rarity rating.
Approximate costs:
F $33,500; VF $40,000; AU50 $75,000; MS60 $145,000
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1795 Eagle 1796 Eagle Capped Bust Small Eagle Gold Eagle Two Coin
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