The Capped Bust Left Quarter Eagle was issued only in the year 1808, with a small mintage of 2,710. Thus, type coin collectors seeking an example of the Capped Bust Left Quarter Eagle have only once choice: the 1808.

Strong demand from type coin collectors, combined with a very limited supply, has sent prices for the 1808 into orbit. You can check out estimated retail prices for this rare gold coin.

At the bottom of this page is a table listing numismatic coin values for the 1808 Capped Bust Left Quarter Eagle. It costs more than $20,000 to obtain an example with considerable wear. From there, prices escalate rapidly.

This coin price guide of current values was furnished to us courtesy of the NumisMaster Coin Values website. An impressive feature of their site is the NumisMaster Coin Price Guide, a comprehensive research tool for collectible coins and currencies at the international level.

You can look up present day gold coin values of dollars, other quarter eagles, three dollar gold, half eagles, eagles, and double eagles, while you’re on this site (again, courtesy of Numismaster). Use the “Current U.S. Coin Values” button at the upper right hand corner of this page to open up a new window listing these additional coin reports. The home page of our present day coin values section is another way to access the same reports.

Capped Bust to Left Quarter Eagle Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
Approx 20.0 mm	4.37 g	1808	.0833 Cu .9167 Au	John Reich	Reeded
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA