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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:
11147
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-519
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10496
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Coin Value History
1853 $1 BG-519 MS
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1853 $1 BG-519 MS
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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (27/13). ...
$1,200
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-519. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$720
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (5/29). ...
$576
1853 Cal. Gold $1 PCGS AU Details (BG-519 Scratch)
$350
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (6/2). PCGS Population: (8/5). ...
$1,440
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-519. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,800
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/9). PCGS Population (5/36). From The T...
$764
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-519. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$194
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/85). NGC Census: (2/22). ...
$544
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4,--Cleaned--ANACS. MS60 Details. Breen 5-D, Die State 1. NGC Census: (0...
$546
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, VF30 NGC. NGC Census: (1/18). PCGS Population (0/103). (#10496)...
$604
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$3,450
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, XF40 PCGS. Evidence that Period One small denomination gold pieces act...
$460
1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-519. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$1,020
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (29/54). NGC Census: (10/16). AU58. ...
$576
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, AU55 ANACS....
$480
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, -- Reverse Scratched -- NGC Details. AU. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Popu...
$494
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,610
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. A beautiful caramel-gold near-Gem that boasts clean surface...
$3,450
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-519, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/37). NGC Census: (2/5). (#10496)...
$748
Undated $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
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