Oldest U.S. gold in your collection?

matt_dac · February 19, 2020 7:02AM

Like many collectors I appreciate the history of our coins, the buying power from the year minted, the hands it may have passed through for exchange, where it may have traveled, etc.

What is the oldest US gold in your collection and what was an interesting historical fact from the year minted? This is mine:

On Feb 23 of this year (1836) the Battle at the Alamo began. Two days later, Samuel Colt received the first patent for his revolver design. On June 15, Arkansas became the 25th state. There were 26,000 ounces of gold mined in the U.S.

thebeav · February 19, 2020 7:16AM

Once upon a time, I had a 1799 Eagle. Prices were stagnant for many years and I sold it. Of course, then they skyrocketed.
I've got some 1834 half eagles, that's gotta be my oldest.

jafo50 · February 19, 2020 7:44AM

Mine is a 1787 New Jersey Colonial.

skier07 · February 19, 2020 7:58AM

PCGS/CAC 40

TurtleCat · February 19, 2020 7:59AM

Mine is an 1843 o small date quarter eagle. It’s currently in NGC but going to be swapped out to PCGS soon.

Downtown1974 · February 19, 2020 8:01AM

In 1853 President Franklin Pierce signs The Treaty of Gadsden which the US would acquire from Mexico, the southern parts of the states known today as Arizona and New Mexico.

divecchia · February 19, 2020 8:05AM

This is my oldest gold, a recent pickup.

Donato

markelman1125 · February 19, 2020 8:07AM

I really need to work on getting an older one

asheland · February 19, 2020 8:18AM

I guess this. 1843

PerryHall · February 19, 2020 8:49AM

@jafo50 said:
Mine is a 1787 New Jersey Colonial.

This thread is about the oldest US gold coin.

BillJones · February 19, 2020 9:05AM

I have a 1795 half eagle and a 1795 eagle. The eagle is thought to be made from the first die pair that used to strike the denomination.

One big event in 1795 was the Treaty John Jay negotiated with Great Britain over trade. It was approved in the Senate, but Thomas Jefferson opposed it because he was afraid it would link the United States to England and establish an American aristocracy. It would be one of the first issues that would establish the two party system.

Smudge · February 19, 2020 9:34AM

1843.

SSR · February 19, 2020 9:41AM

1838-C $2.5 VF30 PCGS CAC

ffcoins · February 19, 2020 2:20PM

Loving this thread. Keep em coming!

matt_dac · February 19, 2020 2:42PM

And post pictures!

Eric_Babula · February 19, 2020 3:00PM

Sorry.....had to do it!! LOL!!! My only gold. Given to me during one of the RCC Holiday Swaps!

GSpencer · February 19, 2020 3:00PM

1854 $1

Baley · February 19, 2020 3:26PM

TommyType · February 19, 2020 3:29PM

I'm also in the 1853 Gold Dollar category.

Would LOVE to dig deeper, and get more...interesting. But gold premium combined with the rarity factor says I get to do Silver....

Cameonut · February 19, 2020 3:34PM

My oldest

WaterSport · February 19, 2020 4:15PM

ThreeCentSilverFL · February 19, 2020 4:29PM

1834 is my oldest, a raw, classic head quarter eagle

Bullsitter · February 19, 2020 5:08PM

It's my favorite and oldest.
BD-1 Variety, 75-100 known, cool reverse die crack.

divecchia · February 19, 2020 5:12PM

@Bullsitter said:
It's my favorite and oldest.
BD-1 Variety, 75-100 known, cool reverse die crack.

Saying, "she is a beauty", is an understatement. Thanks for sharing it.

Donato

Walkerguy21D · February 19, 2020 5:42PM

A spontaneous and relatively inexpensive purchase from a dealer friend’s ‘junk’ stock box some years ago. It kinda spoke to me, and he priced it at where I couldn’t pass it up:

CharlotteDude · February 19, 2020 5:49PM

Call it "date run OCD".

Tibor · February 19, 2020 6:05PM

@CharlotteDude said:
Call it "date run OCD".

WOW!! Those are truly amazing.

golden · February 19, 2020 7:17PM

The oldest that I have is an 1835 Quarter Eagle.

HoledandCreative · February 19, 2020 9:36PM

BryceM · February 19, 2020 9:43PM

Higashiyama · February 19, 2020 9:43PM

@skier07, wow, what am I missing, your 1795 half eagle sure looks undergraded! I might have expected a gold bean.

ffcoins · February 20, 2020 8:13AM

@skier07 said:
PCGS/CAC 40

What is the eagle holding in its claws and beak? Those aren’t the typical arrows and olive branch that later designs include.

PerryHall · February 20, 2020 12:13PM

The PCGS Coin Facts says the eagle is standing on a palm frond and the eagle is holding a wreath in his beak. No mention of what the wreath is made of but it could be laurel.

ffcoins · February 20, 2020 1:32PM

Where in Coinfacts did you see that? I checked the writeup for the 1795 half eagle and it wasn’t mentioned (app version). Also, that really doesn’t look like a palm frond…

CaptHenway · February 20, 2020 2:12PM

Waiting for Cardinal to post a Brasher Doubloon, or an original 1783 Libertas Americana medal in gold.........

PerryHall · February 20, 2020 2:14PM

@ffcoins said:
Where in Coinfacts did you see that? I checked the writeup for the 1795 half eagle and it wasn’t mentioned (app version). Also, that really doesn’t look like a palm frond…

It was under the $10 gold of the same design.

ffcoins · February 20, 2020 2:24PM

@PerryHall said:

@ffcoins said:
Where in Coinfacts did you see that? I checked the writeup for the 1795 half eagle and it wasn’t mentioned (app version). Also, that really doesn’t look like a palm frond…

It was under the $10 gold of the same design.

Found it. Looks a lot more like a palm frond on the eagle! Wonder if it’s a nod to S. Carolina or some of the more southern states.