1798 Capped Bust to Right Quarter Eagle - Wide Date
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Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$115,000 MS62 01-05-2011 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1798 Capped Bust to Right Quarter Eagle - Wide Date is a Gold Quarter Eagle produced at the Philadelphia Mint as part of the Capped Bust to Right Quarter Eagles 1796-1807 series. With a mintage of 1,094, this is a scarce issue — the lower-mintage of the two mint variants. The obverse features Liberty facing right wearing a cloth cap (pileus) and the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (through 1798) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1804-1807). Close date and wide date varieties known. All 1798 quarter eagles are rare. Struck at the original U.S. Mint facility, in continuous operation since 1792. Estimated market value ranges from $12K to $938K depending on grade and condition. Struck in 91.7% gold, 8.3% copper, weighing 4.37 grams, 20 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #7649.
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