EARLY Daniel Carr (1998) Mintage of 900... Prototype for the gold dollar (so not really a fantasy coin but a true pattern coin that just didn't "win" lol) "2001 d Apollo dollar"
Just pointing out for those who don’t see it right away, the denomination is “One Roller”. I do like the designs on both sides, btw.
I'm still a little sore that this design didn't win. We still could've had Sacajawea and the Native American series later, but we would've started the series with the Mr. Bill In SPAAAACE Dollar! (I think that's supposed to be a reflection of the LEM in the faceplate, but to me it'll always be Mr. Bill.)
In 1998 before Sacagawea was chosen as the theme for the new US Mint small "golden" dollar circulating coin, this Apollo Astronaut prototype designed by Daniel Carr was considered by the US Mint and Congress as a possible design. Renderings of it were featured in numerous publications including Coin World (front pages - March 30, 1998 and April 13, 1998 issues). The obverse shows an Apollo Astronaut on the moon with a flag. At the time this coin was designed in 1998, nobody knew when the US Mint small "golden" dollars would first be issued. So the design was given a "2001" date, in honor of the movie "2001 A Space Odyssey". The Astronaut's face and headset (microphone) can be seen through the helmet visor. The 13 stars in the background symbolize the future colonization of space. The large "D" represents a "Denver" mint mark. A small "DC" (designer's initials) are visible to the left of the bottom of the flag pole. The reverse design was later revised and became one of seven US Mint finalists for the reverse of the Sacagawea dollar coin. It features an Eagle soaring across the sun with 50 rays (symbolizing the 50 US states). This design was sculpted in 3D by Daniel Carr, and the dies were made using a direct mechanical transfer from the 3D models. To comply with US regulations, the reverse of the coin is marked "One Roller" rather than "One Dollar". Initially, a total mintage of 1,950 was planned. Later, that was reduced to 1,450. But the final (actual) mintage was 900 pieces with a prooflike finish on 8.1 gram brass planchets (an additional 100 satin finish and 50 proof-like finish pieces were struck on 2.5mm 12.6 gram brass planchets). Size: 27mm. Composition: Brass. Weight: 8.1 grams. Edge: Smooth. Finish: Proof-Like. Final Mintage: 900. Credit to the dc-coin site where I copied the above information including the first photo.
super fast delivery lol... Damn hard to get clean pics she's so so shiny sorry the pic's so crappy and yes that is a chip off the edge as opposed to a rim ding pic's make it look horrible, hardly noticeable in hand...
Side note.. wrote to the seller about the rimding... he is exchanging this one for another.. apparently he bought 2 rolls of them hehe
No offense, @mrweaseluv, but I was somewhat taken aback to see that you purchased something other than a large cent. This may sound somewhat controversial, but from an aesthetic standpoint, I prefer the Sacajawea Dollar over Carr's proposed design. In particular, I find Carr's reverse somewhat lacking in composition; I would have rather seen him reuse the reverse from the Eisenhower Dollar instead.
I do a bit more then Large Cents, even if that's what I'm best known for https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/363344/
I'm at a loss about the "ROLLER". How many "Proto_Type" coins/medals etal are produced before one is selected to be minted? I like this "Proto Type" but I like the one selected better. I have tried to get at least one Apollo. I do agree that the reverse of the IKE is better than the one selected. My 2 cents.
