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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 90 different varieties of the one-dollar denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
Catalog Information
GSID:
11151
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-523
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10500
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1853 $1 BG-523 MS
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1853 $1 BG-523 MS
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(No Date) $1 BG-501, Humbert Eagle MS
Worth: $2,250 – $13,500
1853 $1 BG-502 MS
1853 $1 BG-503 MS
Worth: $14,500 – $34,000
1854 $1 BG-504 MS
Worth: $2,500 – $8,700
1853 $1 BG-505 MS
Worth: $500 – $3,000
1854 $1 BG-506 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $16,500
1854 $1 BG-507 MS
Worth: $1,000 – $6,500
1854 $1 BG-508 MS
Worth: $400 – $3,000
1854 $1 BG-509 MS
Worth: $750 – $6,000
1854 $1 BG-510 MS
Worth: $450 – $5,500
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
Worth: $440 – $2,000
1856 $1 BG-512 MS
Worth: $7,000 – $7,000
1854 $1 BG-513 MS
1853 $1 BG-514 MS
Worth: $600 – $3,250
1853 $1 BG-515 MS
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal, BG-523, R.5, AU50 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: 2 in 50,...
$671
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-523. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$408
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-523. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS).
$750
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population: (3/5). From The Gibne...
$932
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-523. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$780
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/21). NGC Census: (0/9). ...
$504
$470
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$1,495
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/27). NGC Census: (0/10). AU50. ...
$750
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-523. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$552
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (2/3). PCGS Population (6/15). (#10500)...
$632
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/5). NGC Census: (1/2). ...
$780
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (4/3). PCGS Population (6/10). ...
$940
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/21). NGC Census: (0/9). From The Twe...
$482
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/23). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10500)...
$719
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (2/2). (#10500)...
$1,610
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.6, AU50 PCGS....
$1,265
$690
$575
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-523, R.5, MS61 NGC. PCGS Population (3/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10500)...
$2,070
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