Set report · United States · Gold Coins
Gold Dollar: Who Owns What
How often each Gold Dollar coin actually turns up in a collection, measured by how many of the 178 collectors of this set have one. Coins are graded from Common to Extremely scarce against the set's most-owned coin — a measure of collecting frequency, not of how many survive.
Hardest to find in real collections
The five least-owned coins of the set — ownership counts are collector-reported.
…and the ones everybody has
Full set: ownership & rarity, coin by coin
Values by grade for each of these live on the Gold Dollar catalog pages and the full price guide.
| Coin | Mintage | Collectors | % of set collectors | How often collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | — | 66 | 37.1% | Common |
| 1849 Close Wreath, Close Ends (Variety) | — | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1849 Open Wreath, With L (Variety) | — | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1849-C | — | 35 | 19.7% | Uncommon |
| 1849-C Open Wreath (Variety) | — | 1 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1849-DA | 21,588 | 33 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 1849-O | 215,000 | 32 | 18% | Scarce |
| 1850 | 481,953 | 36 | 20.2% | Uncommon |
| 1850-C | 6,966 | 36 | 20.2% | Uncommon |
| 1850-DA | 8,382 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1850-O | 14,000 | 33 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 1851 | 3,317,671 | 63 | 35.4% | Common |
| 1851-C | 41,267 | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1851-DA | 9,882 | 29 | 16.3% | Scarce |
| 1851-O | 290,000 | 30 | 16.9% | Scarce |
| 1852 | 2,045,351 | 42 | 23.6% | Uncommon |
| 1852-C | 9,434 | 30 | 16.9% | Scarce |
| 1852-DA | 6,360 | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1852-O | 140,000 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1853 | 4,076,051 | 63 | 35.4% | Common |
| 1853-C | 11,515 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1853-DA | 6,583 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1853-O | 290,000 | 29 | 16.3% | Scarce |
| 1854 | 783,943 | 43 | 24.2% | Uncommon |
| 1854 Type 2 | — | 36 | 20.2% | Uncommon |
| 1854-DA | 2,935 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1854-S | 14,632 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1855 | 758,269 | 35 | 19.7% | Uncommon |
| 1855-C | 9,803 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1855-DA | 1,811 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1855-O | 55,000 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1856 Type 3 | — | 46 | 25.8% | Uncommon |
| 1856 Slant 5 (Variety) | — | 6 | 3.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1856-DA Type 3 | — | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1856-S | 24,600 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1857 | 774,789 | 31 | 17.4% | Scarce |
| 1857-C | 13,280 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1857-DA | 3,533 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1857-S | 10,000 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1858 | 117,995 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1858-DA | 3,477 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1858-S | 10,000 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1859 | 168,244 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1859 (Proof) | 80 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1859-C | 5,235 | 22 | 12.4% | Scarce |
| 1859-DA | 4,952 | 22 | 12.4% | Scarce |
| 1859-S | 15,000 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1860 | 36,514 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1860 (Proof) | 154 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1860-DA | 1,566 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1860-S | 13,000 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1861 | 527,150 | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1861 (Proof) | 349 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1861-DA | 1,250 | 22 | 12.4% | Scarce |
| 1862 | 1,361,355 | 36 | 20.2% | Uncommon |
| 1862 (Proof) | 35 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1863 | 6,200 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1863 (Proof) | 50 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1864 | 5,900 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1864 (Proof) | 50 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1865 | 3,700 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1865 (Proof) | 25 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1866 | 7,100 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1866 (Proof) | 30 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1867 | 5,200 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1867 (Proof) | 50 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1868 | 10,500 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1868 (Proof) | 25 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1869 | 5,900 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1869 (Proof) | 25 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1870 | 6,300 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1870 (Proof) | 35 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1870-S | 3,000 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1871 | 3,900 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1871 (Proof) | 30 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1872 | 3,500 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1872 (Proof) | 30 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1873 | — | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1873 (Proof) | 25 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1873 Open 3 (Variety) | — | 6 | 3.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1874 | 198,000 | 36 | 20.2% | Uncommon |
| 1874 (Proof) | 20 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1875 | 400 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1875 (Proof) | 20 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1876 | 3,200 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1876 (Proof) | 45 | 3 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1877 | 3,900 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1877 (Proof) | 20 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1878 | 3,000 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1878 (Proof) | 20 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1879 | 3,000 | 24 | 13.5% | Scarce |
| 1879 (Proof) | 30 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1880 | 1,600 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1880 (Proof) | 36 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1881 | 7,620 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1881 (Proof) | 87 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1882 | 5,000 | 23 | 12.9% | Scarce |
| 1882 (Proof) | 125 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1883 | 10,800 | 26 | 14.6% | Scarce |
| 1883 (Proof) | 207 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1884 | 5,230 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1884 (Proof) | 1,006 | 3 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1885 | 11,156 | 25 | 14% | Scarce |
| 1885 (Proof) | 1,105 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1886 | 5,000 | 27 | 15.2% | Scarce |
| 1886 (Proof) | 1,016 | 3 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1887 | 7,500 | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1887 (Proof) | 1,043 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1888 | 15,501 | 28 | 15.7% | Scarce |
| 1888 (Proof) | 1,079 | 2 | 1.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1889 | 28,950 | 45 | 25.3% | Uncommon |
| 1889 (Proof) | 1,779 | 3 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
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Based on the share of this set's collectors who own each coin — how often it turns up in a collection, not how many survive. Not the Sheldon rarity scale.
About these numbers
Ownership counts come from the same live per-coin counters shown across the LuckyCoin catalog; set-level collector counts come from the annual full-collection scan behind The State of Coin Collecting 2026. Counts are collector-reported and aggregate-only. Scarcity tiers come from 100 × (1 − owners ÷ owners of the set's most-owned coin): Common under 25, Uncommon 25–49, Scarce 50–74, Very scarce 75–89, Extremely scarce 90+. This reflects how often a coin is collected, not its surviving population — it is not the Sheldon rarity scale. CC BY 4.0 with attribution.