The $3 gold piece which was designed by James B. Longacre is one of the more unusual coins in all of U.S. coinage; minted from 1854 through 1889. The designed was crafted to ensure no confusion with the two other gold coins of the era that were very similar in size, namely the Liberty Quarter Eagle and the Liberty Half Eagle. The obverse contained the head of an Indian Princess [...]
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