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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:
11154
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-526
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
10503
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Coin Value History
1853 $1 BG-526 MS
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1853 $1 BG-526 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 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, MS61 PCGS. Star 4 is too small, and star 5 is not much larger. This e...
$3,720
1853-DERIB Octagonal $1. BG-526. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. AU Details--Holed (PCGS).
$264
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, MS60 NGC. EX: The Storck Collection. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Populati...
$4,080
1853-DERIB Octagonal $1. BG-526. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$2,400
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. ...
$5,760
1853-DERIB Octagonal $1. BG-526. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$2,585
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6,--, Mount Removed--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population...
$172
1853 $1 BG-526
$690
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, MS60 NGC. ...
$1,920
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, MS62 NGC. ...
$5,170
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-526, High R.6, AU50 PCGS. . PCGS Population (4/8). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10503)...
$920
1853 $1 BG-526
$1,265
$770
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