The Type 1 gold dollar depicts a head of Liberty, facing left, with a coronet or tiara on her head bearing her name.
 Her hair is gathered in a bun; she is surrounded by 13 stars representing the original states.
The reverse features the date and denomination within a wreath, with the name of the nation near the rim.

Contemporary reviews of the Type 1 design were generally favorable.
 The New York Weekly Tribune on May 19, 1849 described the new dollar as "undoubtedly the neatest, tiniest, lightest, coin in this country ... it is too delicate and beautiful to pay out for potatoes, and sauerkraut, and salt pork.
Oberon might have paid Puck with it for bringing the blossom which bewitched Titania."
Willis' Bank Note List stated that "there is no probability of them ever getting into general circulation; they are altogether too small."
The North Carolina Standard hoped that they would be struck at the Charlotte Mint and circulated locally to eliminate the problem of small-denomination bank notes from out of state.
Coin dealer and numismatic author Q. David Bowers notes that the head of Liberty on the Type 1 dollar is a scaled-down version of that on the double eagle, and "a nicely preserved gold dollar is beautiful to behold".
The Type 1 gold dollar depicts a head of Liberty, facing left, with a coronet or tiara on her head bearing her name.  Her hair is gathered in a bun; she is surrounded by 13 stars representing the original states. The reverse features the date and denomination within a wreath, with the name of the nation near the rim.
Contemporary reviews of the Type 1 design were generally favorable.  The New York Weekly Tribune on May 19, 1849 described the new dollar as "undoubtedly the neatest, tiniest, lightest, coin in this country ... it is too delicate and beautiful to pay out for potatoes, and sauerkraut, and salt pork. Oberon might have paid Puck with it for bringing the blossom which bewitched Titania." Willis' Bank Note List stated that "there is no probability of them ever getting into general circulation; they are altogether too small." The North Carolina Standard hoped that they would be struck at the Charlotte Mint and circulated locally to eliminate the problem of small-denomination bank notes from out of state. Coin dealer and numismatic author Q. David Bowers notes that the head of Liberty on the Type 1 dollar is a scaled-down version of that on the double eagle, and "a nicely preserved gold dollar is beautiful to behold".
Gold dollar