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Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia

The Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia is an amazing resource of Liberty Dollar information created and maintained by former RCO Ron Goodger. His work has kept information about Liberty Dollar centralized. If able, I encourage all who see this to Visit and Donate to help keep his site up and running.

This page is solely for educational purposes and I will try to use my own images wherever possible to document the different types of Liberty Dollars contained in the Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia. Due to the scarcity of some of the pieces, I will use other images under the fair use doctrine and cite the original sources that own the copyrights.

This is still a work in progress, as my time is quite limited these days - so check back often!

The Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia

1998 Pattern

1998 Royal Hawaiian Mint Liberty Pattern

#1. 1998 - The Original Design

1998 Norfed Shelter System Liberty Dollar - The Original Design

#2. 1998/1999 Double Date Type I

#2.5 1998/1999 Double Date Type II (Discovered by Sterling Ward - December 2021)

1998/1999 Double Date Type I and Type II
via Ron Goodger @ The Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia

Numbers 2 and 3 are classified as Type I, while pieces 1 and 4 are classified as Type II.

Sterling Ward identified another rare variation now categorized as Type II. The differences between the two are subtle and can be challenging to spot unless the pieces are compared side by side. Specific features help distinguish between them.

The most noticeable difference is in the ear design. Type II has a taller, narrower ear, while Type I features a shorter, broader ear. The head on Type II is slightly larger than that on Type I. The mirror finish also differs, with Type II having a satin-like finish similar to the #0 pattern piece, and Type I featuring a standard mirror finish like the #1 piece. Collectors can determine the type by using a caliper micrometer to measure the distance from the tip of the crown to the bottom left corner of the neck.

It appears the obverse die used for the #1 piece was also used for the #2 (Type I), while the die from the #0 pattern piece was reused for the #2.5 (Type II). This may have occurred when the die for the #1 and #2 pieces began to show wear, leading to the decision to use an existing die from the pattern pieces produced in Hawaii.

#3. 1999

NORFED 1999 $10 Liberty Dollar

#3.5. 2000 Type 1/2 (Discovered by Sterling Ward - January 2013)

NORFED 2000 $10 Type 1/2

#4. 2000 Type I ‘Godless’ obverse omission error

NORFED 2000 $10 Type I Godless Error

#5. 2000 Type II Block Front Date

NORFED 2000 $10 Type II Block Font Date

#6. 2000 Type III

NORFED 2000 $10 Type III

#6.5 2000 Type IV (Discovered by Jim D. and confirmed by Dana A. February 2018)

NORFED 2000 $10 Type IV

#7. 2003 Type I - Small 'E'

#8. 2003 Type II - Big 'E' Short Hair

NORFED 2003 $10 Big E Short Hair

#8.5. 2003 Type II - Big 'E' Long Hair

#9. 2003 Type III - Deep Strike

NORFED 2003 $10 Type III Deep Strike

#10. 2003 Type IV - Wide Rim

NORFED 2003 $10 Type IV Wide Rim

#11. 2004 $20

2004 $20 NORFED Liberty Dollar

#12. 2005 $10 Type I (Short Hair Lock)

NORFED 2005 $10 Type I (Short Hair Lock)

#12.5 2005 $10 Type II (Long Hair Lock) (Discovered by Mike Peters - May 2013)

NORFED 2005 $10 Liberty Dollar Long Hair Lock

#13. 2006 Puerto Rico $10 (Short Hair Lock)

NORFED 2006 $10 1oz Silver Puerto Rico Liberty Dollar

#13.5 2006 Puerto Rico $10 (Long Hair Lock - Discovered by Carlos Maldonado - December 2013)

#14. 2005 $20 Type I (Short Hair Lock)

#15. 2005 $20 Type II (Long Hair Lock)

#16. 2006 Puerto Rico

NORFED 2006 $20 1oz Silver SMI Puerto Rico Liberty Dollar

#17. 2006 SMI Michigan

NORFED 2006 SMI Michigan

#18. 2006 SMI California

NORFED 2006 SMI California

#19. 2006 SMI Colorado

#20. 2006 SMI Washington

NORFED 2006 SMI Washington

#21. 2006 SMI Florida

NORFED 2006 SMI Florida

#22. 2006 SMI New Hampshire

NORFED 2006 SMI New Hampshire

#23. 2006 SMI Georgia

NORFED 2006 SMI Georgia

#24. 2006 Marco Island

NORFED 2006 SMI Marco Island

#25. 2006 SMI Pennsylvania

NORFED 2006 SMI Pennsylvania

#26. 2006 SMI Indiana

NORFED 2006 SMI Indiana

#27. 2006 SMI New Mexico

NORFED 2006 SMI New Mexico

#28. 2006 SMI North Dakota

#29. 2006 SMI Idaho

#30. 2006 SMI New York

NORFED 2006 SMI New York

#31. 2006 SMI Alaska

NORFED 2006 SMI Alaska

#32. 2006 SMI Massachusetts

NORFED 2006 SMI Massachusetts

#33. 2006 SMI Virginia

#34. 2006 SMI Missouri

NORFED 2006 SMI Missouri

#35. 2006 SMI Texas

NORFED 2006 SMI Texas

#36. 2006 SMI North Carolina

NORFED 2006 $20 North Carolina

#37. 2006 SMI Alabama

#38. 2006 SMI Montana

NORFED 2006 SMI Montana

#39. 2006 SMI Illinois

NORFED 2006 SMI Illinois

#40. 2006 SMI Mississippi

#41. 2006 SMI Oregon

NORFED 2006 SMI Oregon

#42. 2006 SMI Maine

NORFED 2006 SMI Maine

#43. 2006 Generic

NORFED 2006 $20 Liberty Dollar

#44. 2007 Puerto Rico English

2007 Puerto Rico English Liberty Dollar

#45. 2007 Puerto Rico Spanish

2007 Puerto Rico Spanish Libertad Dollar

#46. 2007 Panama

#47. 2007/2006 Generic

NORFED 2006-2007 $20 Liberty Dollar Double Date

#48. 2007 Ecuador

#49. 2007 California Bear

#50. 2007/2006 Texas Double Date SMI

Norfed $20 2007/2006 Texas Double Date SMI

#50.5 2007/2006 New York Double Date SMI

NORFED 2006 2007 $20 New York Double Date

#51. 2007 Gillie's

NORFED 2007 Gillies MT Morris Coney Island

#52. 2007 Chambersburg

#53. 2008 Ron Paul

NORFED 2008 Ron Paul

#54. 2007 Milwaukee ANA

#55. 2007 Evansville

NORFED 2007 Evansville

#56. 2007 Chiropractic

#57. 2008 $20 Generic

NORFED 2008 $20 1oz Silver Liberty Dollar NR

#58. 2008 $50 Generic

NORFED 2008 $50 1oz Silver Liberty Dollar Type I NR

#59. 2008 $50 Tenth Anniversary

NORFED 2008 $50 1oz Silver Liberty Dollar Tenth Ann. Type III

#60. 2008 20 Euro

2008 NORFED Liberty Euro 20 Euro (unnumbered)

#61. 2009 Naked Back

#62. 2009 Torch Back Type I - Obverse 14, Reverse 53

NORFED 2009 $20 1oz Silver Liberty Dollar Type II

#63. 2009 PEACE Naked Back

#64. 2009 Torch Back Type II

#65. 2009 Torch Back Type III

#66. 2009 Peace Torch Back

#67. 2009 FREEDOM Torch Back

NORFED 2009 Torch Back Type I Freedom

#68. 2009 Second Amendment

#69. 2010 Second Amendment

2010 Buds Gun Shop $50 Fifty Gun Dollars

#70. 2010 Aspen Dollar

2010 $50 NORFED Aspen Dollar

Known Obverse and Reverse Patterns

Obverse

#0. Pattern Obverse

#1. Original Obverse Bore The Date 1998

#2. Replaced The Date With Trust In God

#3. Mint Error On New Die – No Trust In God

#4. Trust In God Restored

#5. Large Head And Lettering – ‘E’ In Liberty Touches Crown On Both Edges

#6. Head And Lettering Size Reduced - Deeply Struck With Flatter Rim

#7. Shallow Relief, Wide Rim, 'Crooked' God, Short Hair Lock

#8. Shallow Relief, Wide Rim, 'Straight' God, Long Hair Lock

#9. 2007 Date, English

#10. 2007 Date, Spanish

#11. 2008 Ron Paul

#12. 2008 Liberty (Post Raid)

#13. 2009 Liberty

#14. 2009 'Long Spikes'

#15. 2009 Peace

#16. 2009 Peace 'Long Spikes'

#17. 2009 Freedom

Reverse

#1. Symbol Reverse

#2. 1999 Reverse

#3. 2000 Type I Reverse

#4. 2000 Type II Reverse

#5. 2003 Reverse

#6. 2004 $20 Reverse - Not Released Until 2006

#7. 2005 $10 Reverse

#8. 2006 Puerto Rico $10 Reverse

#9. 2005 $20 Reverse

#10. 2006 Puerto Rico $20 Reverse

#11-17. 7 2006 State SMI Reverses

#18. 2006 Marco Island Reverse

#19-36. 18 2006 State SMI Reverses

#37. 2006 Generic Reverse

#38. Puerto Rico Flag Reverse

#39. Panama Reverse

#40. Ecuador Reverse

#41. California Bear Reverse

#42. Gillie's Reverse

#43. Chambersburg Reverse

#44. Ron Paul Reverse

#45. Milwaukee ANA Reverse

#46. Evansville Reverse

#47. Chiropractic Reverse

#48. Naked Back ($20 Base)

#49. Naked Back ($50 Base)

#50. Tenth Anniversary ($50 Base)

#51. 20 Euro

#52. 2009 Naked Back ($20 Base)

#53. 2009 Torch Back Type I ($20 Base)