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LIBERTY HEAD GOLD DOLLARS (1849-1854)
 
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courtesy of The
Charlottegold Company
| The
Liberty Head Gold Dollar (also known as the Type One
Gold Dollar) was minted from 1849 to 1854. When
the U.S. Congress passed an Act in 1792 authorizing
the first American Mint, the Gold Dollar was not even
considered or included. Were it not been for the
discovery of vast quantities of gold in California in
1848, this denomination might never have
existed. Rare dates in this series include the
1849-C with an Open Wreath on the reverse and most of
the coins struck at the Southern Mints at Dahlonega,
Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Below
is a complete listing of all the date and mintmark
combinations that appear in the Liberty Head Gold
Dollar series. Click on any date to learn more. |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1849 |
688,567 |
Existence doubted |
Found with Open and Closed Wreaths on the reverse, plus varieties with smaller heads and with or without the designer's initial "L" on the bust line. |
1849-C |
11,634 |
0 |
Found with Open and Closed Wreaths on the reverse. The Open Wreath version is extremely rare! |
1849-D |
21,588 |
0 |
These are known only with Open Wreaths. |
1849-O |
215,000 |
0 |
These are known only with Open Wreaths. |
1850 |
481,953 |
Unique? |
|
1850-C |
6,966 |
0 |
|
1850-D |
8,382 |
0 |
|
1850-O |
14,000 |
0 |
|
1851 |
3,317,671 |
0 |
|
1851-C |
41,267 |
0 |
|
1851-D |
9,882 |
0 |
|
1851-O |
290,000 |
0 |
|
1852 |
2,045,351 |
0 |
|
1852-C |
9,434 |
0 |
|
1852-D |
6,360 |
0 |
|
1852-O |
140,000 |
0 |
|
1853 |
4,076,051 |
0 |
|
1853-C |
11,515 |
0 |
|
1853-D |
6,583 |
0 |
|
1853-O |
290,000 |
0 |
|
1854 |
855,502 |
Unique? |
|
1854-D |
2,935 |
0 |
|
1854-S |
14,632 |
0 |
|
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