1860-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle
Liberty Head Quarter Eagle · 1840-1907
- Year / Mint 1860 · S (San Francisco)
- Denomination $2.50
- Designer Christian Gobrecht
- Mintage 35,600
- Better dateScarce early San Francisco issue.
- Melt Value ~$529.07
Estimate
Problem coins — cleaned, ex-jewelry, holed — trade near melt plus 3%.
Die Varieties
No die varieties recorded yet for this date.
Specifications
- Series Liberty Head Quarter Eagle (1840-1907)
- Denomination $2.50
- Designer Christian Gobrecht
- Composition 90% gold
- Metal content 0.121 oz fine gold — about $530 at metal (melt) value as of 2026-09-10 metals.dev
- Weight 4.18 g
- Diameter 18 mm
- Edge Reeded
- Mintage 35,600
- Mint mark S
History
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