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1795 Eagle - 1796 Eagle - Capped Bust, Small Eagle Gold Eagle Two Coin Set

The numismatic adventure can be enriched by acquiring groups of coins in meaningful combinations. Sets of coins can run from two pieces to many. In the areas of rare date and early silver and gold coins we have established certain sets of special interest. They include the first and last of an issue, type sets, design sets, year sets, and those that are joined by historical events such as the Civil War. The coins of each set are specially selected for you and your collecting needs.

We are specialists in this area and will expertly and confidentially help you assemble a set similar to the one you see below, which is made up of pieces from the US Rare Coin Investments’ archives. We will cherry pick through millions of dollars of rare coins selecting only the finest quality pieces for your collection.

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.

1795 EagleThe 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 Eagle1796 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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