Depicts the image of a so-called “Indian Princess” representing Liberty, facing left. She wears a crown of feathers inscribed with the word LIBERTY. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surround the image. Longacre's initials J.B.L. on the cutoff of the bust.

Representations of America as a female Native American, or Indian princess, dated back to the 16th century; cartographers would place a native woman, often wearing a feathered headdress, upon their version of the North American continent. This evolved into an image of an Indian queen, then an Indian princess, and although Columbia eventually came to be the favored female embodiment of the United States, the image of the Indian princess survives in the popular view of such figures as Pocahontas and Sacagawea.

Depicts an agricultural wreath composed of tobacco, wheat, corn, and cotton tied with a bow at the base. The denomination 3 DOLLARS and the date appear within the wreath. Mintmark (if any) below the knot.

1873: There are two distinct varieties for the proofs, identified by either a closed or open “3” in the date. All business strike examples of the date are of the closed 3 variety.