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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:
11156
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-531
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10508
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Coin Value History
1853 $1 BG-531 MS
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1853 $1 BG-531 MS
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1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$1,080
1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$780
1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$720
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/26). NGC Census: (6/4). From The Sol...
$589
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4--Obverse Scratched--NCS. AU Details. ...
$230
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS64 NGC. ...
$3,335
Cal Gold: 1853 $1 PCGS AU53 OGH (BG-531)
$727
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (18/60). (#10508)...
$632
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS60 PCGS. Very similar to BG-530, the first star is closer to the bust tr...
$920
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$2,358
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/45). NGC Census: (8/14). AU58. ...
$600
1853 Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$900
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/4). PCGS Population: (9/24). From The Twel...
$1,175
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU50 NCS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (3/83). (#10508)...
$345
Cal Gold: 1853 $1 BG-531 PCGS AU53
$656
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU55 PCGS. ...
$632
$690
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS63 PCGS. A flashy honey-gold example that possesses an occasional blush ...
$2,760
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/42). NGC Census: (8/13). AU58....
$630
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
$750
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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