Until the establishment of the double eagle in 1849, the Eagle (or Ten Dollar gold piece) was the highest denomination produced by the United States mint. These coins were struck from 1795 through 1804 but this denomination was discontinued until 1838 when the new Gobrecht Liberty Head design was introduced. Early Eagles have proven to be very popular with collectors over the years.   
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Collectors refer to United States gold coins struck before 1834 as “early gold.” There were three denominations of early gold coins produced: quarter eagles, half eagles and eagles. Early gold is relatively expensive, so it is difficult to collect by date. But it lends itself nicely to type collecting and there are many very presentable early gold issues that can be purchased for $3,000-5,000. QUARTER EAGLES A.   
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