Only the American Eagle Gold Bullion coins were made in 2005. They are $50, $25, $10 and $5 denominations.
Gold plated coins are novelty coins with no collectible value and are not made by the US Mint.
NO GOLD in any circulating US coins, the outer layers of Manganese Brass on the one dollar coins gives them that color.
If you are talking about the coins with presidents on the face and the statue of liberty on the back, they are not made out of gold they are made out of brass. If you are talking about the old 1 dollar coins from the 1800s, they were made out of gold because of the gold rushes and the US government was looking to expand the use of gold in its coins.
The US NEVER made any gold 1 cent coins
Only 2 versions of the US gold dollar coins have been created since the new ones began circulating in 2005.
Some examples of gold coins include the American Gold Eagle, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, and the South African Krugerrand. These coins typically have high gold purities and are popular among investors seeking physical gold assets.
No gold US one cent coins were ever made.
Circulating gold coins were recalled in 1933, when the US was taken off the gold standard.
Millions of these coins were made. They are worth 10 cents.
California fractional gold coins are tokens struck in California to make up for the lack of US small denomination coins in the western US. During the early gold rushes, there was no nearby US mint in the west, and there was an abundance of gold. So people used the US gold standard price ($20.67 per troy ounce, since the US dollar was on a gold standard) and made coins with the required amount of gold to make up for small change. These coins are today very collectible, however, fakes abound and there is little information about them online.
No, they're made of brass. Think about it for a minute ... Gold sells for about $1200 per ounce. Dollar coins weigh about 0.30 oz which would make each one worth about 360 bucks if they were gold. Even the most bone-headed bureaucrat wouldn't approve a coin that lost the government $359 each, AND mint billions of them to boot.
US $20 gold coins are made of 90% gold, which puts it at about 21 1/2 kt.