THE EAGLE GROUP
1. Fort Pitt—Eagle in flight grasping arrows and olive branch, 24 stars scattered in background, ribbon from eagle’s beak with words FORT PITT. Edge peacock feather design, wings half folded. Issued to recall Washington’s capture of Fort Duquesne—renamed Fort Pitt.
A—Same serrated edge.
2. Rayed eagle—Deeply serrated, edge with bulls eye in each scallop, 13 stars with rays on stippled field.
A—Smaller and more numerous serrations.
3. Miniature rayed eagle—Same as No. 2 with outer border omitted. This plate is the size of the bee-hive and is exceedingly rare.
4. Scroll bordered eagle—Fine stippling, shield on breast of eagle is lacking and the edge is unserrated.
5. Large eagle with 13 stars, medallion border, no stippling in background.
6. 1831 Eagle—Five stars signifying new states added, dated 1831, eagle facing to left.
7. Grape eagle—A small eagle surrounded with circle of dots, and a border of grapes and branches with leaves alternating. Outer border has four large stars, edge scalloped and pointed with stipple extending to edge of serrations.
8. Same with no stippling in scallops and points on clear ground.
9. Small eagle with inner circle of stippling fleur de lis and flowers in alternate band in clear ground border consisting of three leaf and scroll motifs and three clear flowers—the finest stippling is used in this plate which is so delicate that it is difficult to find perfect specimens.
10. Concentric circle eagle—As we go to press a small eagle has been found with background of concentric circles extending to edge of plate—Clear ground.
11. Plain bordered eagle—Bulls eye serrations—13 stars around eagle in scattered field.
A—Edge with plain serrations without bulls eyes.