Old American Gold Coins

The proof program expanded to include the oz weight in 1987 and the oz and 1 10 oz coins in 1988.

Old american gold coins.

Us gold 1 coins. The bullion gold coin program was immediately available with all four weights while the proof version of the coin featured only a 1 oz coin in 1986. Us gold coins minted pre 1933 add beauty and value to your collection or investment portfolio. The first american gold eagle coins were produced and made available for purchase in 1986.

Some american gold coins were melted down shortly before the civil war for their value and for a while it was popular to incorporate these dollar coins into jewelry. All us gold coins are scarce many rare. Value charts grading images and descriptions uncover how much your box of old coins is worth. It is an excellent index with images and text links to all coin series from cents to gold.

The designs of these coins are all impressive but investors are much more concerned with how much gold is present in them. Gold pieces were coins that were produced in small denominations such as 1 dollar 3 dollars and 4 dollars. Each of these coin values also has a number of varieties for each denomination depending on which year it was produced. This same design was later used as the inspiration for the american gold eagle coin.

What kinds of pre 1933 gold coins are there. The other 10 is made up of a filler metal most often copper added to increase the. Age offers top quality gold coins at low prices. The 1 gold piece was produced by the united states mint from 1849 until 1889.

Coin values discovery. Gold coins minted pre 1933 come in a range of monetary values. Intended to be used as regular currency the gold dollar was issued in three types.