1862 Gold Dollar (1862 G$1) ANACS AU50 Details. Civil War 1862 One Dollar Gold. Here is an opportunity to obtain an inexpensive, genuine, Civil War dated 1862 Gold Dollar. Evidently removed from a piece of jewelry, the coin shows all of the details necessary to appreciate the beauty of Longacres design. Some bright mint luster is seen on its devices.

When first seeing the Indian Princess motif, some critics felt that it was too similar to the crest of the Prince of Wales, which consisted of ostrich feathers. In a letter written to Mint Director Snowden, Longacre responded by saying that this criticism was, not sufficiently intelligent to deserve much consideration.