Show Gold Coins in 1796 The coinage of quarter-eagles quarter or gold pieces commenced at the Philadelphia mint in 1796 and was continued until 1929 except for a few years says Popular Mechanics Other mints except Carson City also have produced them at various times The designs have been of three basic varieties at first Liberty facing the right then in 1808 Liberty facing the left and finally in 1908 an Indian facing the left Many minor changes of design were made One of the rarest is that minted in 1834 which shows the mot mot- motto motto motto to E pluribus unum over the ea ca- ea- ea gle |