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QUARTER-EAGLE

The quarter-eagle was an American gold coin worth 2.5 dollars, authorized in 1792, coinage begun 1796. The weight was slightly reduced in 1834. The reverse of this coin contained a figure of the national bird, and hence the name of the coin.
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