United States

1 Dollar "Liberty Head" · “Liberty Head”

United States · 1849–1854 · Gold

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The story

The Liberty Head Gold Dollar — the smallest coin America ever made

When California gold poured east in 1849, Congress needed somewhere to put it — so it authorized a gold coin barely wider than a modern dime is thick. The result is the smallest coin the United States has ever struck, and one of the most quietly dramatic stories in American money.

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Designer

James Barton Longacre

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Era

Seated Liberty & Westward Expansion

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Years: 1849–1854
Metal: Gold

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