US One Dollar Indian Princess Gold | Facts, Grading, and Specifications.

$1 Indian Princess Gold Piece (1854 - 1889)

Indian Princess (Small Head) One Dollar General Grading Standards

VF20 Very Fine - Feather-curl tips on headdress outlined but details worn.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Slight wear on feather-curl tips on headdress.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on feathers. Near full luster.
AU55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Some of original mint luster present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Choice Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. No major flaws.

Indian Princess (Large Head) One Dollar General Grading Standards

VF20 Very Fine - Slight detail in curled feathers in headdress. Details worn smooth at eyebrow, hair below headdress, and behind ear and bottom curl.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Slight wear above and to right of eye and on top of curled feathers.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Trace of wear on feathers. Near full luster.
AU55 Choice About Uncirculated - Evidence of friction on design high points. Most of original mint luster present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Choice Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Impaired luster possible.

Small Indian Head (1854 - 1856)

1854 Gold Dollar Liberty Head Type 1 Obverse

1854 Gold Dollar Liberty Head Type 1 Reverse

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Designer: James Barton Longacre	Content: 90% gold 10% silver and copper
Diameter: 14.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Weight: 1.7 grams

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1854	783,943	About 5
1855	758,269	About 15
1855-C	9,803	0
1855-D	1,811	0
1855-O	55,000	0
1856-S	24,600	0

Large Indian Head (1856 - 1889)

Designer: James Barton Longacre	Content: 90% gold 10% silver and copper
Diameter: 14.3 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Weight: 1.7 grams

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1856	1,762,936	About 15
1856-D	1,460	0
1857	774,789	About 20
1857-C	13,280	0
1857-D	3,533	0
1857-S	10,000	0
1858	117,995	About 40
1858-D	3,477	0
1858-S	10,000	0
1859	168,244	80
1859-C	5,235	0
1859-D	4,952	0
1859-S	15,000	0
1860	36,514	154
1860-D	1,566	0
1860-S	13,000	0
1861	527,150	349
1861-D	Unknown	0
1862	1,361,355	35
1863	6,200	50
1864	5,900	50
1865	3,700	25
1866	7,100	30
1867	5,200	50
1868	10,500	25
1869	5,900	25
1870	6,300	35
1870-S	3,000	0
1871	3,900	30
1872	3,500	30
1873	125,100	25
1874	198,800	20
1875	400	20
1876	3,200	45
1877	3,900	20
1878	3,000	20
1879	3,000	30
1880	1,600	36
1881	7,620	87
1882	5,000	125
1883	10,800	207
1884	5,230	1,006
1885	11,156	1,105
1886	5,000	1,016
1887	7,500	1,043
1888	15,501	1,079
1889	28,950	1,779

Mint Mark Legend:

Just below the wreath on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
P or none	Philadelphia	1793-present
C	Charlotte, NC (gold coins only)	1838-1861
D	Dahlonega, GA (gold coins only)	1838-1861
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present

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