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What type of coin is a gold dollar?

The Gold dollar, or one dollar Gold coin, was a Gold coin minted by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1849 to 1889. Over its lifetime, the coin went through three different types, all designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre. The Type 1 issue is the smallest diameter (0.5 inch =12.7mm) out of any United States minted coins.

What are the different types of gold coins?

Type 1 coins, minted from 1849 to 1853, are 13 mm across while Type 2, minted from 1854 to 1855, were thinner and slightly larger at 15 mm across, and Type 3 coins, also 15 mm across, minted from 1856 to 1889 are the most common Gold dollar. All three types are composed of .900 fine Gold and weigh 1.672 grams.

What is the rarest gold coin?

It is also among the rarest U.S. gold coins issued as a business strike. One of the pieces was auctioned for a remarkable $6,000 at a 1956 American Numismatic Association (ANA) sale. A collector from North Carolina paid a whopping $35,000 for the second piece, which was graded Very Fine.

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