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Scarce Quarter Eagles and Low Prices?

When it comes to collecting classic United States gold, plenty of collectors gravitate toward the Liberty Head $5 half eagles. They seem to be a coin with the right mix of gold content and decent pricing. Often left in the shadows, then, is the smaller sibling, the Liberty Head quarter eagles, which were produced from 1840 all the way to 1907. Perhaps folks think the series is too long to collect, or perhaps they feel there’s not enough gold in each coin for the price. Whatever the reason, though, precisely because

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