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Liberty Head, 1898

History of coin subject "$2.50 Gold Quarter Liberty": Liberty-Coronet Head Quarter Eagle

The design adopted features a large head of Liberty facing left, wearing a wide coronet inscribed with the word LIBERTY. Her hair is pulled back in a bun and held in place by a string of pearls. Thirteen stars are placed around the periphery, representing the original colonies, with the date below. The eagle on the reverse was essentially the same one that had been on quarter eagles since 1808.

The heraldic eagle has its wings spread from rim to rim with the union shield covering its breast. An olive branch representing the country's peaceful intentions is in the eagle's right claw, with three arrows emphasizing military preparedness in the left. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds the eagle, with the denomination 2 1/2 D. beneath the bird.

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Schaumburg-Lippe, 1821

Schaumburg-Lippe Georg Wilhelm 1807-1860 1/2 Taler 1821 winz. Schrtlingsfehler und Justierspuren, vorzglich-Stempelglanz Schaumburg-Lippe. Obverse: Bust of Georg Wilhelm l. Reverse: XX EINE MARK FEIN 1821.

History of coin subject "Georg Wilhelm": Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784-21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

He succeeded his father as Count of Schaumburg-Lippe on the 13 February 1787, but due to his age his mother Princess Juliane acted as regent. However Landgrave William IX of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) invaded Schaumburg-Lippe occupying all the country expect for Wilhelmstein, he invaded because he believed he was the rightful ruler of Schaumburg-Lippe, because of Princess Juliane's supposed morganatic ancestry. The Imperial Court in Vienna however ruled in favour of the rights of Georg Wilhelm and ordered Landgrave William IX to withdraw, which he did after a two month occupation.

Schaumburg-Lippe joined the Confederation of the Rhine on the 15 December 1807 and was raised to a principality with Georg Wilhelm becoming the first Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. In 1815 Schaumburg-Lippe joined the German Confederation. Georg Wilhelm died at Buckeburg as was succeeded as Prince by his son Adolf.

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