A Tiny Little Thing From Dahlonega - 1849-D Dollar
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Gold dollars were struck for the first time in 1849. The Type I gold dollar was a tiny little thing coming in at only 13 mm diameter. To the best of my knowledge it remains the smallest diameter coin struck for circulation by the US Mint. In 1854-55 the type II dollar was introduced upping the diameter from 13 mm to 15 mm.
The gold dollar was not a new idea to the folks in Georgia and Carolina. The Bechtlers had been striking them since the 1830s.
The Dahlonega Mint struck 21,588 dollars in 1849, the highest mintage of any year and the most available today of any date. I acquired this back in Nov but only recently had Todd (Blucc) image the coin at the FUN show. Enjoy!
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
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Really nice little gold gem.... They are so small....I like them, but have not collected them. My preference is for the large gold coins,... they just feel so good 'in hand'.... But still, at shows, I would linger over these little beauties....came close a few times to buying a couple....Maybe I will now... Cheers, RickO
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Great coin!
I picked up my first Type 1 G$1 recently as well, awesome little coins.
Nice! Interesting to learn that the pre-1854 dollars were the smallest US coin diameter minted.
Cool Coin!!! Love the date 1849!
That's a treasure!
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nice I like
Great looking D-Mint gold dollar!
If you include coins struck by the U.S. Mint for circulation in other countries, the 1904 Panama 2.5 Centesimos "Panama Pill" was only 10mm in diameter!
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nice color! congrats
One of these days..... I have plenty of $5s but would like a $1 and $2 1/2 someday. I like it a lot.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Nice strike for a Dahlonega dollar. Nice coin for sure.
Nice as always from a connoisseur of Dahlonega gold
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Note that it has the open wreath. The New Orleans and Charlotte coins come with the open wreat also, but the Charlotte version is a rarity with only five or six pieces known.
Very nice...
Pretty coin. I had almost completed a set of their Charlotte cousins, but alas the early-early gold bug bit, and away went a good chunk of my Charlotte set. The $1s were the first to go because they’re just so... dang... petite.
Oh my. And in mint state no less. That's a one to hang onto.
Love those and that is a great one
Not anywhere near the same scale but a cousin of yours also shot by Todd. I love how crude the southern mints product could be.
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Very nice! Back in the early 1980's I saw an 1849-D Gold Dollar, in AU, In Bob Medlar's case at the FUN show. I wanted to think about it a little. I went back in about an hour and it was gone. I have always regretted not snapping it up.
I love the color......Have always liked the type 1's too,they're like baby twenties......The obverse anyway....
That's nice, too. I like the color.
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Beautiful first year of issue!
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Love that 49-D! One of the best strikes I have seen on a traditionally poorly struck date.