The diminutive $1 gold coin was first minted in 1849 and thereafter till 1889 going through 2 major redesigns during the production run. It is a tiny coin ranging from 13mm to 15mm in size. The first type at 13mm was only 3/4ths the size of a dime and easily lost or misplaced. Obviously this didn't make people happy and there were many complaints. It was redesigned in 1854 to 15mm but thinner. The problem with this version is that it was difficult to get a good strike and thus after only 2 years production of the 2nd type ended in 1856. The 3rd type was then minted from 1856-1889 and was the last $1 gold coin minted in the U.S.
Fairly large quantities of the $1 gold coin were minted between 1849 and 1889 and it saw regular circulation throughout the country, even more so than silver dollars of the time.
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The $1 gold coin is sought after by collectors and investors alike. I don't know of any collector who wouldn't want to own at least one.
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1854 TYPE ONE GOLD US DOLLAR NICE STRIKE US $132.5813 Bids 1h 57m |
1850 C $1 Type I Gold Coin Extremely Rare ANACS AU55 US $3,500.00![]() 2h 14m |
A Guide Red Book of Gold Dollars by Q David Bowers US $14.67![]() 2h 57m |
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1854 $1 GOLD TYPE 2 NGC AU58 ONE DOLLAR COIN AU 58 US $1,095.00![]() 14h 14m |
1854 $1 Gold Coin US $150.00 0 Bid 18h 32m |
1881 GOLD $ 1 SUPER RARE MS66PL PROOF LIKE US $3,750.00![]() 20h 23m |
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PRE US CIVIL WAR 1853 $1 GOLD COIN D US $69.990 Bid 21h 15m |
PRE US CIVIL WAR 1856 $1 GOLD COIN D US $69.990 Bid 21h 17m |
1855 O $1 Gold Coin US $465.00![]() 21h 25m |
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1855 $100 GRADED AU55 BY PCGS VERY RARE COIN US $100.000 Bid 23h 4m |
1917 WILLIAM MCKINLEY MEMORIAL $1 gold dollar US $485.001 Bid 23h 57m |
1903 Mckinley La Purchase Expo $1 gold dollar US $545.001 Bid 1d 5m |
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1857 $100 Gold Piece with Solder and Hole US $56.553 Bids 1d 1h 2m |
OLD US GOLD COINS 1757 SPANISH COLONIAL ESCUDO DOUBLOON US $305.0016 Bids 1d 5h 24m |
1853 US 1 dollar gold piece US $180.000 Bid 1d 15h 52m |
US $132.58

