{"product_id":"1851-gold-liberty-dollar-pendant","title":"1851 Gold Liberty Dollar Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1851 gold Liberty Dollar. With the head of Liberty facing left encircled by 13 stars representing the original US states, the little Liberty Dollar - designed by James B Longacre - has a remarkable story. Although a gold dollar coin had been proposed numerous times over the decades following independence, it wasn't until the California Gold Rush of 1849, and its resulting supply of gold, that the idea was actually realised. And it really was just as well for the USA...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Californian gold rush of 1849 transformed America. It directly injected tens of billions of dollars (today’s money) into a faltering economy, drew over 300,000 people from all over the world, and propelled California towards fully-fledged statehood. The story, on many levels, encapsulates the ‘American Dream’ - although many who participated in the rush, known as ‘forty-niners’, left with little to show for their graft. The going was notoriously tough, and large nuggets like these were relatively scarce after the first couple of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a type 1 Liberty Dollar, with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberty_(personification)\"\u003eLiberty\u003c\/a\u003e depicted wearing a coronet. They were in production between 1849 and 1854, and this one was minted in Philadelphia. Gold Rush gold as legal currency. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, 1851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 12.9mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 1.9 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: N\/A, jump ring is 9ct gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good antique condition; light wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53137329553720,"sku":"LO3200","price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-7486.jpg?v=1792146494","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/1851-gold-liberty-dollar-pendant","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}