Gold Coins Of The United States
The Coinage Act of 1792 established the US Mint, the nine coins that would be produced, and the amount of precious metal that would be contained in each coin. The nine coins slated to go into production were the copper half cent and cent, the silver half disme and disme, the silver quarter dollar, half dollar and dollar, and the gold quarter eagle, half eagle and gold eagle. United States gold coins were not minted until 1795. The first coin that went into production was the half eagle. Later, the quarter eagle and eagle went into production the following year. They all bore the same designs - varying versions of a Liberty head bust on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. ...
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