One Dollar Gold Coins

The dollar coin is a united states coin with a face value of one united states dollar it is the second largest u s.

One dollar gold coins.

These are popular coins but well over a billion have been minted since 2000. Sacagawea gold dollar coins were minted first from 2000 until 2008 and again with different reverse designs starting in 2009. Longacre the type 1 issue has the smallest diameter of any united states coin minted to date. Although the mint originally marketed this coin as the golden dollar the coin does not contain any gold.

The coin had three types over its lifetime all designed by mint chief engraver james b. Intended to be used as regular currency the gold dollar was issued in three types. Coins in the first type were just 12 7 mm in diameter smaller than a contemporary dime the coin s size was increased to 14 3 mm in 1854. The gold dollar or gold one dollar piece is a gold coin that was struck as a regular issue by the united states bureau of the mint from 1849 to 1889.

The 1 gold piece was produced by the united states mint from 1849 until 1889. Some american gold coins were melted down shortly before the civil war for their value and for a while it was popular to incorporate these dollar coins into jewelry. There are a couple of special varieties that are collectible like the 2000 p cheerios coin. Us gold 1 coins.

Coin currently minted for circulation in terms of physical size with a diameter of 1 043 inches 26 5 millimeters and a thickness of 0 079 in 2 0 mm coming second to the half dollar dollar coins have been minted in the united states in gold silver and base metal versions.