Indian Princess Head encircled with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
With this third dollar type, the Mint finally got it right and the Type 3 gold dollar was minted and circulated until 1889 when the denomination was stopped.
The obverse and reverse designs are pretty much the same as the Type 2 gold dollar. The...
Indian Princess Head encircled with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The three-dollar gold piece was authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853. First struck in 1854, the coin was never popular with the general public and saw very little circulation. Today, some numismatists theorize that the $3 denomination would...
This copper 50 dinars coin was minted in Tehran, Iran in 1878 during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah. The obverse features an inscription with a crown at the top and surrounded by a wreath. The reverse features rays around a design with a crown at...
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Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
