1869 Gold Dollar Patterns

About This Coin

The 1869 Gold Dollar Patterns is a United States Gold Dollar from the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series — the final year of the series. The obverse features experimental designs exploring post-war coinage concepts and the reverse displays various experimental designs including nickel and aluminum compositions. Minted during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, as the nation healed from civil war and debated the role of silver and gold in the monetary system. Designed by Various Mint engravers.