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Pair of Liberty $2.5 and $1 Gold Coin Cufflinks (45383)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Pair of Liberty $2.5 and $1 Gold Coin Cufflinks (45383)
Interestingly, all four of the gold coins used to make these cufflinks date to the early Civil War period and earlier. The two $1 gold coins are Type I gold dollars (1849-1854), although the dates are not visible. The two Liberty quarter eagles are an 1853 and an 1862, the latter of which had a mintage of only 98,508 coins. The total weight of the cufflinks is a hefty 12.0 grams. The quarter eagles are nicely detailed, although they have been polished as jewelry often is. It is interesting to wonder if these were made during the time of the Civil War, based on the dates of the coins.