1849-C Open Wreath Gold Dollar Type 1 (Liberty Head)
Gold Dollar Type 1 (Liberty Head) · 1849-1854
- Year / Mint 1849 · C (Charlotte)
- Denomination $1
- Designer James B. Longacre
- Mintage —
- Key dateOne of the rarest Charlotte-mint gold dollars — about five are known to survive. The 11,634 struck for 1849-C covers BOTH the Open Wreath and the Close Wreath; the Open Wreath's own mintage is not separately recorded.
- Melt Value ~$194.00
Last recorded sale $1,560,000 · MS-62A one-time auction result on that date — not a current asking price.
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Die Varieties
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Specifications
- Series Gold Dollar Type 1 (Liberty Head) (1849-1854)
- Denomination $1
- Designer James B. Longacre
- Composition 90% gold
- Metal content 0.0484 oz fine gold — about $195 at metal (melt) value as of 2026-10-26 metals.dev
- Weight 1.672 g
- Diameter 13 mm
- Edge Reeded
- Mintage —
- Mint mark C
History
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