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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/United States gold coins (II) – Quarter Eagle (1796–1929)

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). The U.S. Quarter eagle (a $2.50 gold coin) was struck from 1796 to 1929. Over the 133 year minting of the quarter eagle, eight different types were executed by five different designers/engravers.
Original
A complete typeset of eight Quarter eagle gold $2.50 coins from 1796 to 1929. Size range (diameter) 20mm to 18mm, slightly smaller than a current issue U.S. Jefferson nickel.
Articles in which these images appear
Quarter eagle (all), Classic Head Quarter Eagle, Indian Head gold pieces, Bela Pratt
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Edited by Godot13


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Promoted File:NNC-US-1796-G$2½-Turban Head (stars).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Promoted File:NNC-US-1821-G$2½-Capped Head.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1834-G$2½-Capped Head (reduced).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1835-G$2½-Classic Head.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1848-G$2½-Liberty Head (CAL).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1908-G$2½-Indian Head.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]