One Dollar Gold Coins were made from1849 to 1889. They were minted in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
Three different types of One Dollar Gold Coins were made: --- Type One or Liberty Head from 1849 to 1854 --- Type Two or Small Indian Princess Head from 1854 to 1856 --- Type Three or Large Indian Princess Head from 1856 to 1889.
Quite a few scarce and rare dates challenge collectors in the One Dollar Gold Coin series.
Closed Wreath.
Akers says this scarce date "is often softly struck on the hair, giving the appearance of wear...". That is certainly not the case here as this coin displays an incredibly sharp strike with flashy bright lustrous surfaces and wonderful eye appeal. A modest 21,288 minted.
Sharply struck and very flashy with bright yellow-gold surfaces. The commonest New Orleans mint gold dollar and a date that has strong eye appeal when found in high grade.
Sharply struck with very lustrous bright yellow-gold surfaces that are free of significant marks. Great eye appeal! Only 4 graded finer at PCGS.
Well struck with minimal marks and lustrous original surfaces. Only 2 have graded numerically finer at NGC!
CAC. Rich original yellow-gold luster and a sharp strike. Very attractive clean surfaces.
Bright flashy luster with the barest touch of 'rub'. Just 6,583 minted and this one is a hair away from being mint state!
Type 2.
Type-2.
Type-2. Well struck with bright lustrous surfaces.
Type-2. A pleasing example of this scarce Type-2 gold dollar with vibrant orange-gold luster.
Very well struck including all four digits of the date. The yellow-gold surfaces display wonderful unbroken luster. A scarce Type-2 dollar with outstanding eye appeal.
Well struck with velvety yellow-gold surfaces that are vividly lustrous and minimally abraded.
One of the rarest of all gold dollars with a mintage of just 1,811. This is also the only Dahlonega Mint Type Two gold dollar. Most have below average surfaces and poor strikes, particularly at the date. This is a exceptional example with bright lustrous surfaces and a 100% full strike on the date. A great opportunity to acquire a major rarity that is missing from most collections.
One of the great rarities in the gold dollar series with a mintage of just 1,460 coins. Most known examples are poorly struck with surface problems. This example is much nicer than most we've seen with sharp detail and pleasing surfaces that display ample yellow-gold luster.
Very attractive with rich original yellow-gold surfaces. Some weakness shows through the center of the reverse as is always the case for this date. Only 4,952 minted and scarce in any grade.
Scarce in any grade with just 13,000 minted and very scarce in mint state as this issue saw heavy circulation. This is a pleasing well struck example with lustrous satiny surfaces.