Annular Gold Dollar
moursund
Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
I didn't know such things existed.
Saw one listed on eBay.
Pretty cool! And some may be less expensive than the $50 pan-pac, for those who are shopping for gold bargains... 
100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 
. Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
. Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.4
Comments
.
as a side-note. gratz on your 100th pint. first time noticing that in your sig. i've donated a fair bit (not 100 pints) but also did double donations of blood and plasma, whatever the max amount that was permitted. took a day or two to get centered completely after that.
i don't know i've seen that specific pattern but i've seen a couple/few different ones. the pattern catalog is rather extensive and full of esoteric stuff.
edited to add:
i think this is @MrEureka s pattern site: https://uspatterns.stores.yahoo.net/
I have to admit this is new to me. Thanks did some digging
Here a bit of information about it by Heritage Auction:
"An annular pattern with a wide opening that restricts the legends to the date, denomination, and country name. The lower half of the reverse displays a wreath. Struck in gold with a plain edge. Both thick and thin planchet variants are known of this pattern. The thicker variant weighs around 32 grains, and examples are believed to be original strikings. The restrikes weigh around 25 grains and are struck on thinner planchets.
The reason for experimentation with gold dollars (Judd-136 to Judd-148) was to provide a larger, more convenient diameter for the coins
Never heard of this. Makes sense. Gold dollars are tiny and very easy to lose.
Holed. Probably barely worth melt.
This was a neat concept, though if I recall correctly the U.S. Mint had trouble ejecting them from the presses and that was the reason for not officially issuing them.
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer, see my portfolio here: (http://www.donahuenumismatics.com/).
We should have found a way to do this. They’re pretty cool IMO.
A very cool coin!