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1795 Eagle - 1804 Eagle - Capped Bust 1795 and 1804 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.

A Set of First and Last Eagles, Capped Bust 1795 and 1804

The Capped Bust to Right eagle was designed by Robert Scot. It is also known as the Draped Bust eagle. It was used from 1795 to 1804 with two different reverses. The first design type reverse shows a small, scrawny eagle perched on a palm frond holding a laurel wreath in its beak. It was used from 1795 to 1797. Later in 1797 a new reverse design was introduced. It shows a Heraldic Eagle similar to other silver and gold coins of the era.

The obverse design shows a profile of Liberty facing right. Below her is the date which is off center to the left. Between the date and the word LIBERTY on the left side of the coin are ten stars. Another five stars follow LIBERTY down to the bust. Liberty wears a large, soft cap. Her hair flows down and also shows on her forehead. The design was probably taken from a Roman engraving of a Greek goddess. Liberty’s cap was certainly not a Phrygian or liberty cap. The liberty cap, emblematic of freedom, was worn by freed slaves and freed gladiators in Roman times. It was a close fitting cap used to cover a shorn head, which was one of the ways slaves were identified. Because of the way Liberty’s hair strands wrap around it, the oversized cap has been called a turban, and the design has been called the Turban Head because of it.

Scot’s Small Eagle reverse shows a skinny, unrealistic eagle standing on a palm branch. Its outstretched wings interrupt the legend, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Its head faces right. In its beak it holds a small laurel wreath. This motif, designed in 1795, was used on contemporary gold half eagles as well. The palm branch is said to be an oblique reference to Mint Director DeSaussure, who came from Charleston, South Carolina.

The Type 2 reverse uses the Heraldic Eagle. However, Scot mixed up the positions of the arrows and olive branch. The arrows held in the wrong claw signify defiant militarism. Either Scot made an error copying the image of the Great Seal, or he deliberately changed the symbolism in keeping with very warlike stance. Considering that the United States at this time was engaged in a naval war with France (the undeclared Franco-American War of 1798 to 1800, which took place on the East coast of North America and the Caribbean and resulted in the end of French privateer attacks on U.S. shipping), the latter is probably more likely. The French would be especially sensitive to a message within the heraldry, and the young United States was brash in that they had just defeated the super power, England in gaining independence. In the field above the eagle are thirteen stars and above them, an arc of clouds. A banner from wing to wing has the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM.

1795 Eagle1795 Eagle - The 1795 eagle has two major varieties, 13 Leaves Below the Eagle and 9 Leaves Below the Eagle. The former is more common of the two; however, both are rare and eagerly sought by collectors and investors. This Mint State, first-year-of-issue 1795, 13 Leaves eagle shimmers with bright mint luster.

The strike is above average with the stars on the left side of the coin showing good detail. Most of Liberty’s hair strands are complete, and the feathers on the eagle’s breast are strong. The surfaces are original and clean for the grade with no notable abrasion marks or other distractions.

Approximate cost: VF $37,500; AU50 $65,000; MS60 $140,000; MS63 $250,000


1804 Eagle1804 Eagle - The 1804 Crosslet 4 eagle is a true contemporary version of the coin. The Plain 4 variety was made 30 years later for inclusion in presentation sets for diplomats. With a mintage of only 3,757, the 1804 eagle is rare in all grades.

Here’s one of the key dates to the early eagle series and a monumental rarity with a 13 Star Reverse. The quality of the particular piece we presently offer is far superior to the majority of other coins offered of this issue. Semi-prooflike fields are visible on both sides. Faint adjustment marks (Mint-made) are seen on the reverse, but are not overly distracting from the overall eye-appeal.

Both sides are completely original and feature various shades of yellow mingled with orange and red tones. It appears that this piece is an early die-state of the obverse, which was not used on any other issues. The strike is generally sharp and appears to be much better than usually seen.

Approximate costs: VF $30,000; AU50 $45,000; MS60 $70,000; MS63 $120,000


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