Meanings
nounquarter eagle (plural quarter eagles)
plural quarter eagles · alternative quarter-eagle
- historicalA former gold coin of the United States, worth two dollars and fifty cents.
Origin
Given its name in the Coinage Act of 1792, as a derivation from the ten-dollar eagle coin.
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APA
quarter eagle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20eagle
MLA
“quarter eagle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20eagle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter eagle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20eagle.
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