gold dollar

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United States gold coin circulating coin

The gold dollar was a small U.S. gold coin minted in the mid-19th century, notable as the smallest-denomination gold coin ever issued by the United States.

Aliases (2)

Flowing Hair dollar ×1
United States gold dollar ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States gold coin → circulating coin →
authorizedBy	United States Congress →
authorizedByAct	Act of March 3, 1849 →
circulationEnded	late 19th century →
collectibleStatus	numismatic coin →
composition	0.100 copper → 0.900 fine gold →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
currency	United States dollar →
demonetized	no →
denomination	one dollar →
designer	James B. Longacre →
edge	reeded →
faceValue	1 United States dollar →
firstYearOfMinting	1849 →
historicalContext	introduced during expansion of U.S. gold coinage after California gold discoveries →
introduced	1849 →
lastYearOfMinting	1889 →
legalTender	yes →
material	gold →
mintedBy	United States Mint →
mintLocation	Charlotte Mint → Dahlonega Mint → New Orleans Mint → Philadelphia Mint → San Francisco Mint →
notableFeature	smallest-denomination gold coin ever issued by the United States → smallest-diameter coin ever issued by the United States Mint for circulation →
obverseDesign	Indian Princess Head (Type 2) → Indian Princess Head (Type 3) → Liberty Head (Type 1) →
obverseDesigner	James B. Longacre →
periodOfUse	19th century →
reasonForIntroduction	California Gold Rush →
reverseDesign	denomination within wreath →
reverseDesigner	James B. Longacre →
smallestDenominationGoldCoinOf	United States →
standardDiameter	0.5 inches → 13 millimeters →
standardWeight	1.672 grams → 25.8 grains →
status	discontinued →
type	Type 1 Liberty Head gold dollar → Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar → Type 3 Indian Princess gold dollar →
type1Years	1849–1854 →
type2Years	1854–1856 →
type3Years	1856–1889 →
usedFor	general commerce in the mid-19th century →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coinage Act of 1849 →	authorizedCoin
United States dollar coins ("Flowing Hair dollar") →	hasType
Coinage Act of 1849 ("United States gold dollar") →	relatedTo