10 presidents are on the gold dollars.
10 presidents are on the gold dollars.
how many presidents are on the gold dollars?
10
in 1999, the mint struck a number of sacagawea dollars in .9167 fine (22-karat) gold. during the initial production of the coins, they were denominated at five dollars in order to help the public distinguish them from their circulating counterparts. the plan was to sell gold versions of the coins to collectors. on march 20, this plan was halted when some congressmen questioned the authority of mint officials to strike the coins in a composition different from what had already been authorized. full-scale coin production never took place even though the mint maintained that it did have authority to do so, as the coins would be considered numismatic items and not regular-issue coins. similar gold coins were also struck, this time bearing the denomination of one dollar and a "w" mint mark, signifying that the coins were struck at the west point mint. in total, 39 such coins were struck, twelve of which were found to be of adequate quality, while the rest were eventually destroyed. unlike those denominated at five dollars, the one dollar pieces were "struck to commemorate the historic flight of the space shuttle "columbia" in july 1999", according to former mint director ed moy. the twelve surviving gold dollars were sent into space aboard "columbia" on mission sts-93 in july 1999. following the return of the shuttle, the coins were placed in storage at fort knox, where they remained until 2007, when they were exhibited at the american numismatic association world's fair of money in milwaukee, wisconsin. after the event, the coins were returned to fort knox; however, the mint is currently planning to loan the coins to various museums throughout the country.
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a total of 19,499,337 gold dollars were coined, of which 18,223,438 were struck at philadelphia, 1,004,000 at new orleans, 109,138 at charlotte, 90,232 at san francisco and 72,529 at dahlonega. according to an advertisement in the february 1899 issue of "the numismatist", gold dollars brought $1.80 each, still in demand as a birthday present and for jewelry. that journal in 1905 carried news of a customer depositing 100 gold dollars into a bank; the teller, aware of the value, credited the account with $1.60 per coin. in 1908, a dealer offered $2 each for any quantity. as coin collecting became a widespread pastime in the early 20th century, gold dollars became a popular specialty, a status they retain. the 2014 edition of r.s. yeoman's "a guide book of united states coins" rates the least expensive gold dollar in very fine condition (vf-20) at $300, a value given for each of the type 1 philadelphia issues from 1849 to 1853. those seeking one of each type will find the most expensive to be a specimen of the type 2, with the 1854 and 1855 estimated at $350 in that condition; the other two types have dates valued at $300 in that grade.
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