2½ Dollars "Capped Bust to Right - Quarter Eagle" (1796) — United States

Overview

A gold 2½ Dollars coin of United States, minted in 1796. Features Capped bust right, 16 stars around on the obverse and a Heraldic Eagle on the reverse. Variant: with stars. Produced with a mintage of 432 pieces. Struck in Gold (.9167) (.0833 silver and copper) with a reeded edge.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

1796

Composition

Gold (.9167) (.0833 silver and copper)

Weight

4.37 g

Diameter

20 mm

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM#27, PCGS# 7645, 7647-7656, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Robert Scot is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Low mintage: Only 432 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
• Precious metal content: Gold (.9167) (.0833 silver and copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM#27, PCGS# 7645, 7647-7656, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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