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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:
11207
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-532
Coin Date:
1854
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10509
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Coin Value History
1854 $1 BG-532 MS
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1854 $1 BG-532 MS
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1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. This piece is housed in a green label holder. PCGS Populati...
$500
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (11/27). PCGS Population: (35/39). AU58. ...
$576
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (11/2). PCGS Population: (22/8). MS62. ...
$1,560
1854 Octagonal $1. BG-532. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH.
$2,280
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (12/12). PCGS Population: (8/30). MS61. ...
$900
1854 Octagonal $1. BG-532. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$1,200
$276
Cal Gold: 1854 $1 BG-532 PCGS XF45
$552
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. Broad ribbon ends identify this popular Period One octagona...
$4,025
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU50 ...
$586
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU55 NGC. ...
$456
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. ...
$516
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
$930
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$2,160
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (10/10). PCGS Population: (9/26). ...
$960
1854 Octagonal $1. BG-532. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS). OGH.
$1,104
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (0/13). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10509)...
$489
$632
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-532, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/69). NGC Census: (2/26). ...
$480
1854 Octagonal $1. BG-532. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$660
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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