The Goloid metric dollar was minted by the U.S. Mint in
Philadelphia as a pattern coin, but it was not a typical silver
dollar.
Goloid was an alloy that consisted of gold, silver and copper.
The pattern coins were produced with varying amounts of gold and
silver in the coins and the alloy was patented by Dr. William
Wheeler Hubbell of Philadelphia. The idea was to replace all our
silver coinage with goloid coins.
But for various reasons, the goloid coins were never approved
and the idea was dropped.