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<p>[QUOTE="Eric the Red, post: 8350441, member: 118899"]I received this little beauty in today's mail.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Type 1 Liberty Head One Dollar Gold coin is the smallest diameter coin ever struck for circulation in the U.S. Measuring a mere 13.0 mm in diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>This first year 1849 is of the NO "L" variety and has total mintage of only 1,000 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481484[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481488[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Type 1 Liberty Head Gold Dollar variety was minted for only 6 years from 1849 to 1854. The Type 2 and Type 3 Gold Dollar designs that followed were the same weight, but made thinner with an increased diameter of 2 mm for a total new diameter of 15mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481491[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> The photo below shows the size of the $1 Liberty Head compared to a Roosevelt dime that has a diameter of 17.9 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481492[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The one dollar gold coin contains a mere 1.5 grams (roughly 1/20th of an ounce) of gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481493[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>DESIGNER:</p><p> </p><p>James Barton Longacre</p><p>EDGE:</p><p> </p><p>Reeded</p><p>DIAMETER:</p><p> </p><p>12.70 millimeters</p><p>WEIGHT:</p><p> </p><p>1.70 grams</p><p>MINTAGE:</p><p> </p><p>1,000</p><p>MINT:</p><p> </p><p>Philadelphia</p><p>METAL:</p><p> </p><p>90% Gold, 10% Copper</p><p>AUCTION RECORD:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1849-g-1-no-l/7501/71684103045478499" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1849-g-1-no-l/7501/71684103045478499" rel="nofollow">$69,000 • MS68 • 06-20-2007 • Stack's</a></p><p>Please feel free post any $1 US Gold Coins you may have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Eric the Red[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eric the Red, post: 8350441, member: 118899"]I received this little beauty in today's mail. The Type 1 Liberty Head One Dollar Gold coin is the smallest diameter coin ever struck for circulation in the U.S. Measuring a mere 13.0 mm in diameter. This first year 1849 is of the NO "L" variety and has total mintage of only 1,000 coins. [ATTACH=full]1481484[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1481488[/ATTACH] The Type 1 Liberty Head Gold Dollar variety was minted for only 6 years from 1849 to 1854. The Type 2 and Type 3 Gold Dollar designs that followed were the same weight, but made thinner with an increased diameter of 2 mm for a total new diameter of 15mm. [ATTACH=full]1481489[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1481491[/ATTACH] The photo below shows the size of the $1 Liberty Head compared to a Roosevelt dime that has a diameter of 17.9 mm. [ATTACH=full]1481492[/ATTACH] The one dollar gold coin contains a mere 1.5 grams (roughly 1/20th of an ounce) of gold. [ATTACH=full]1481493[/ATTACH] DESIGNER: James Barton Longacre EDGE: Reeded DIAMETER: 12.70 millimeters WEIGHT: 1.70 grams MINTAGE: 1,000 MINT: Philadelphia METAL: 90% Gold, 10% Copper AUCTION RECORD: [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1849-g-1-no-l/7501/71684103045478499']$69,000 • MS68 • 06-20-2007 • Stack's[/URL] Please feel free post any $1 US Gold Coins you may have. Cheers, Eric the Red[/QUOTE]
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