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1870 $1 BG-1118 MS

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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: 11359
Strike Type: Business
Coin Shape: Octagonal
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-1118
Coin Date: 1870
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1876
Composition: Gold
Rarity: L5
PCGS #: 10929
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1870 $1 BG-1118 MS
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GSID:11359 PCGS:10929 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS63 $1,600 $1,234
MS62 $1,400 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$432
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (3/1). MS63. ...
$1,020
Sold 4/24/2024
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1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 6/7/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. ...
$444
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 'Goofy Head' Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,200
Sold 12/6/2019
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (6/3). PCGS Population: (4/13). ...
$720
Sold 7/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
$506
Sold 9/9/2009
GOLDBERG COINS
1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$552
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (3/1). MS63. ...
$1,080
Sold 4/3/2024
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/18). NGC Census: (1/7). ...
$881
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (13/26 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (...
$600
Sold 11/11/2018
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,500
Sold 1/14/2013
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/2). PCGS Population: (4/13). ...
$780
Sold 10/14/2018
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 BG-1118
$605
Sold 7/31/1993
Heritage Auctions
1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. Goofy Liberty Head. Unc Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
$304
Sold 6/29/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/1). NGC Census: (1/0). MS63. ...
$1,320
Sold 3/21/2022
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/18). NGC Census: (1/7). From ...
$1,292
Sold 9/12/2016
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (13/26 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (...
$528
Sold 6/17/2018
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS....
$2,300
Sold 3/25/2005
Heritage Auctions
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
$840
Sold 2/23/2018
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