Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar

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The Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar is a small U.S. gold coin minted from 1854 to 1856, notable for its redesigned, taller Liberty portrait wearing a feathered headdress and its rarity among 19th-century American coinage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States gold coin ⓘ
gold dollar ⓘ
category United States dollar coins ⓘ
surface form: Indian Head coinage
collectibleStatus key type in U.S. gold dollar series ⓘ
collectingInterest high among U.S. gold coin collectors ⓘ
composition gold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
denomination one dollar ⓘ
designType Indian Princess Head (Type 2) ⓘ
surface form: Indian Princess Head, Small Head
edge reeded ⓘ
faceValue 1 United States dollar ⓘ
historicalEra Antebellum period ⓘ
surface form: Antebellum United States
iconography Native American-style feathered headdress ⓘ
legalStatusAtIssue legal tender in the United States ⓘ
market numismatic market ⓘ
materialForm bullion-based coin ⓘ
metalContent 0.100 copper ⓘ
0.900 gold ⓘ
mintAuthority United States Mint ⓘ
mintingEndYear 1856 ⓘ
mintingStartYear 1854 ⓘ
mintLocations Philadelphia Mint ⓘ
notableFeature redesigned Indian Princess head ⓘ
small diameter gold coin ⓘ
taller Liberty portrait ⓘ
numismaticCategory 19th-century American coinage ⓘ
obverseDesign Liberty wearing a feathered headdress ⓘ
obverseDesigner James B. Longacre ⓘ
obverseLegend United States of America ⓘ
surface form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
obverseOrientation Liberty facing left ⓘ
periodOfCirculation 19th century ⓘ
portraitSubject personification of Liberty ⓘ
predecessor Type 1 Liberty Head gold dollar ⓘ
rarityStatus rare in high grades ⓘ
scarce ⓘ
reasonForRedesign improve striking and aesthetics over Type 1 gold dollar ⓘ
reverseDesign agricultural wreath surrounding denomination and date ⓘ
reverseLegend 1 DOLLAR ⓘ
date ⓘ
series U.S. gold dollar series ⓘ
shape round ⓘ
standardOfValue gold standard era currency ⓘ
status no longer in circulation ⓘ
successor Type 3 Indian Princess gold dollar ⓘ
usedFor circulation ⓘ
commerce ⓘ

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gold dollar → type → Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar ⓘ
Type 3 Indian Princess gold dollar → category → Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Princess Head gold dollar
Type 3 Indian Princess gold dollar → relatedTo → Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar ⓘ