![]() 1861-D: This is not only the rarest Dahlonega gold dollar, it is the single most popular issue of this denomination from any date or mint. I have handled two of the 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollars and I believe that if this issue were better known (and larger in size) it would easily be a million dollar plus coin.Ģ. The lowest graded is an NGC F15 which has signs of having been mounted at one time but which is slabbed by NGC nonetheless. This same coin is said to have later traded in excess of $1 million. The finest is an NGC MS63PL that sold at auction in July 2004 for $690,000 which is, by far, a world record for a gold dollar of any date. There are either four or five 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollars known. 1849-C Open Wreath: This is not only the rarest gold dollar, it is the third rarest regular issue Liberty Head gold coin of any denomination, trailing the 1861 Paquet Reverse $20.00 and the 1854-S $5.00. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the ten rarest gold dollars.ġ. I have found this to be untrue and I am aware of a number of people who either collect all the gold dollars by date or they specialize in one or two of the mints (usually Charlotte or Dahlonega). The natural inclination that most people have is that since these coins are so small, they are not readily collectible. It is the same size and weight as the Type Two design.Īs a series, gold dollars are more popular than many non-specialists realize. It has another variation of the Indian Head design, this time with the portrait larger in size. The final variety, known as the Type Three, was produced from 1856 until this denomination was abolished in 1889. It features an Indian Head obverse design with a small head. The second variety, known as the Type Two, was made in 1854, 18. The Type One dollars have a diameter of 12.7 millimeters and weigh 1.67 grams. It is easily recognizable by the use of Longacre’s Liberty Head obverse. The first, known as the Type One, was struck from 1849 to 1854. There are three varieties of gold dollar. Coins were produced at the following mints: These are the smallest gold coins struck by the United States mints, both in terms of value and size. The gold dollar coinage was produced from 1849 through 1889. This seems like a good segue into this article. Gold dollars are a series that is on my mind right now, especially considering I am selling a wonderful group of Type Three Proofs known as the Tri-Star Collection. ![]() ![]() I haven’t done one of these articles since October 2008 when I wrote about the ten rarest Liberty Head quarter eagles. During the last year or so, I have been working on a series of articles that discusses the ten rarest individual issues in each of the Liberty Head denominations.
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