Indian Princess Head (Type 3)
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Indian Princess Head (Type 3) is the final design type of the U.S. gold dollar series, featuring a stylized Liberty wearing a feathered headdress created by Chief Engraver James B. Longacre and struck from 1856 to 1889.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Princess Head (Type 3) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States gold dollar design type
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gold coin type ⓘ |
| authority | United States Congress ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century United States gold coins ⓘ |
| collectedAs | numismatic item ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly collected by type and date ⓘ |
| collectingField | U.S. numismatics ⓘ |
| composition | gold ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| designChangeReason | improvement over Type 2 design ⓘ |
| designer | James B. Longacre ⓘ |
| designTheme | classical Liberty with Native American elements ⓘ |
| designTypeNumber | Type 3 ⓘ |
| engraverTitle | Chief Engraver of the United States Mint ⓘ |
| faceValue | 1 U.S. dollar ⓘ |
| finalDesignTypeOfSeries | U.S. gold dollar series ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| metalStandard | gold standard era U.S. coinage ⓘ |
| mint | United States Mint ⓘ |
| mintingTechnology | steam-powered presses ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
refined portrait of Liberty in Native American-style headdress
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smaller, more practical diameter than earlier gold dollars ⓘ |
| numismaticSignificance | last subtype of the smallest U.S. gold denomination ⓘ |
| obverseFigure | personification of Liberty ⓘ |
| obverseHeaddressType | feathered headdress ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
United States of America
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surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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| obverseMotif | Liberty wearing a feathered headdress ⓘ |
| obverseStyle | stylized Indian princess ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States coins
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surface form:
United States gold dollar coinage
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| periodOfMintage | 1856–1889 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Indian Princess Head (Type 2) ⓘ |
| reverseDesignType | wreath surrounding denomination and date ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
1 DOLLAR
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date ⓘ |
| reverseMotif | agricultural wreath ⓘ |
| series |
Type 1 Liberty Head gold dollar
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surface form:
U.S. gold dollar
|
| status |
demonetized for practical purposes
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no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| usedFor | circulation ⓘ |
| yearsOfIssueEnd | 1889 ⓘ |
| yearsOfIssueStart | 1856 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.