The Liberty Head Dollar, also known as the Type I dollar, was a gold dollar coin minted from 1849 to 1854. The Liberty Head Dollar was designed by James B. Longacre and was the first gold dollar produced by the US mint. The coin depicts Liberty's head facing left wearing a coronet. She is circled by thirteen stars. The reverse is very simple, it features the denomination and date of the coin encircled by a wreath. The coin contains .05 ounces of real gold.
The coin was initially minted in Philadelphia and Dahlonega. San Francisco, Charlotte and New Orleans also minted Liberty Head Dollars. There were just over 500,000 coins minted in 1849, this number grew to over 4 million in 1854. The coin was short lived because of its extremely small size (smallest coin in US history, smaller than the present day dime) and high value. The coin was easy lost and this brought outcry from the public. The coin was redesigned starting and minting ended in 1854.
![]() 1849 Liberty Head Gold Twenty Dollar Exact Size Replica US $.99
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![]() 1851 indian head gold $100 one dollar coin liberty NR US $122.50
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![]() 1906 D liberty head gold $500 dollar Half eagle Coin US $308.45
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![]() 1851 US Liberty Head Dollar Gold Coin AU US $1,750.00
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![]() Rare 1880 Ten Dollar Solid Gold Liberty Head Coin US $475.12
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![]() 1853 $1 dollar liberty head gold coin US $100.00
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![]() 1856 Indian princess liberty head gold $1 dollar coin US $100.00
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![]() 1853 indian head gold $100 one dollar coin liberty NR US $88.00
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![]() HOLED 1849 LIBERTY HEAD GOLD DOLLAR $1 US $51.00
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![]() 1885 Liberty Head Gold Coin $5 Five Dollar Half Eagle US $275.00
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![]() 1903 S Liberty Head HALF EAGLE VARIETY 2 GOLD 5 DOLLAR US $26.66
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![]() 1906 5 DOLLAR LIBERTY HEAD 1 2 HALF EAGLE GOLD COIN US $203.50
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![]() 1853 2 1 2 Dollar Liberty Head Quarter Eagle Gold BU MS US $750.00
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![]() Replica 1840 Liberty Head Gold $2 1 2 Dollar US $.99
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![]() Replica 1854 D LIBERTY HEAD GOLD DOLLAR US $.10
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![]() 1853 GOLD ONE DOLLAR LIBERTY HEAD HIGH GRADE US $9.98
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![]() 1904 $20 Dollar Liberty Head Double Eagle Gold Coin US $685.80
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![]() 1850 US Liberty Head One Dollar Gold Coin US $67.00
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![]() 1905 GOLD FIVE DOLLAR LIBERTY HEAD STUNNING US $105.49
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![]() 1872 S 2 1 2 Dollar Liberty Head TOUGH GOLD Coin 4139 US $199.99
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