1855 Liberty Gold Dollar

About This Coin

The 1855 Liberty Gold Dollar is a United States dollar from the Small Indian Princess Head Gold Dollars 1854-1856 series — the second year of the series. In 1855, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, New Orleans, Dahlonega, and Charlotte Mints with a combined mintage of 824,895. This represents the highest annual mintage in the entire series, above the series median of 783,948. The obverse features a female figure wearing a feathered headdress, representing Liberty in the guise of a Native American princess with a smaller head design and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing the denomination 1 DOLLAR. The 1855-C (Charlotte, mintage 9,803) and 1855-D (Dahlonega, mintage 1,811) are major rarities. The 1855-D is one of the rarest regular-issue U.S. gold coins. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 1.7 grams, 14.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $550 to $216K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $288K in PR65 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by James Barton Longacre.