1861 Quarter Eagle Type 2  - 1861 $2.50 Type 2 NGC MS61 CAC. Christian Gobrechts quarter eagle was produced without substantial modification from 1840 to 1907, the longest span in any United States coinage series. It uses the Coronet design which shows Liberty in profile facing left, her hair tied tightly in beads, except for two curls one down the back of her neck and the other on the side below her ear, with the word LIBERTY inscribed on the coronet. She is surrounded by thirteen stars, and the date is below the truncation. Dentils are around the periphery of both sides. The reverse shows a heraldic eagle facing left holding arrows and olive branch it its talons. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs around it, interrupted by the wing tips, and the denomination 2 D. is below. The denomination is separated from the legend with dots.

In 1859, James B. Longacre, then the Mint Engraver, slightly changed the reverse design creating the Type 2 coins. He made the arrowheads smaller and spaced them further apart.

In its population report, CAC has confirmed 8 Quarter Eagles in MS61 condition.