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.
 1853 Coronet Gold Dollar  US $102.5020 Bids 9h 31m |
 US 1922 GRANT COMM 1 DOLLAR GOLD COIN WITH STAR US $2,900.00 10h 48m |
 1850 O $1 Gold NGC AU 55 US $1,300.0010h 48m |
 1849 O Gold $1 VF Open Wreath Holed Love Token A US $150.0011h 47m |
 1849 54 Gold $1 Type 1 VF Love Token FH or HF US $125.0012h 2m |
 2 US 1853 One Dollar $100 Type 1 Gold Coins EF US $375.001 Bid 12h 24m |
 1851 $1 Gold NGC AU 55 Flashy US $224.950 Bid 12h 28m |
 1856 Upright 5 Gold $1 NGC AU 55 Scarcer Variety US $369.9912h 39m |
 1854 Type 2 Gold $1 NGC AU 50 Nice Doubled Die US $649.9912h 39m |
 1903 $ GOLD JEFFERSON MS65 PCGS LA PURCHASE US $2,175.0014h 32m |
 1853 Gold Dollar US Gold Dollar US $74.254 Bids 17h 40m |
 1856 US $1 Gold XF US $31.004 Bids 19h 30m |
 1853 $1 GOLD DOLLAR BU PLUS EYE APPEAL LOOK HERE NOW US $100.009 Bids 20h 12m |
 1853 ANACS AU 58 $1 GOLD US $275.0020h 33m |
 1851 PCGS AU 55 $1 GOLD US $275.0020h 46m |
