1830 Templeton Reid $2.50: The First Gold Coin of an American Gold Rush

1830 Templeton Reid $2.50: The First Gold Coin of an American Gold Rush

A Milestone of Early American Enterprise Few coins capture the birth of American private gold coinage like the 1830 Templeton Reid $2.50. Struck in Georgia during the nation’s first gold rush, this quarter eagle stands at the crossroads of frontier ingenuity, constitutional debate, and the urgent need for circulating money. Coin Photo by Stack’s Bowers – Image by CoinWeek – 1830 Templeton Reid $2.50. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. The example offered in the…