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Reason
High quality, high EV (complete type set). The U.S. Gold dollar was produced from 1849 to 1889 by the United States Mint branches located in Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Three different types were designed by James B. Longacre.
Original
A trio of United States Gold dollars, representing the three main designs by James B. Longacre in circulation from 1854 to 1889. Each coin is smaller than a current U.S. dime.
Articles in which these images appear
Gold dollar (all), Dollar coin (United States)
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History


Promoted File:NNC-US-1849-G$1-Liberty head (Ty1).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:47, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1854-G$1-Indian head (Ty2).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:47, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1856-G$1-Indian head (Ty3).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:47, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]