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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:
11233
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-533
Coin Date:
1855
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10510
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Coin Value History
1855 $1 BG-533 MS
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1855 $1 BG-533 MS
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Greysheet & CPG® Values
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$1,020
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,320
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, AU50 PCGS. EX: Frank McCarthy Collection. PCGS Population: (8/105). NG...
$528
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$504
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$1,020
1855-Dated Cal. Gold Token NGC MS65 (Indian - Wreath #4c Octagonal)
$755
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$552
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4 -- Incompletely Punched Planchet -- XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/110)...
$780
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (3/2). PCGS Population (15/7). From The Elbe...
$911
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$2,702
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/111). NGC Census: (0/14). ...
$441
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$6,325
$310
1855 $1 BG-533
$770
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/34). NGC Census: (7/12). ...
$780
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratches (NGC).
$376
1855-NR Octagonal $1. BG-533. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH.
$574
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/93). NGC Census: (0/22). ...
$564
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, -- Double Struck in Collar -- MS61 PCGS. From The Don Bonser Err...
$2,760
1855 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-533, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/65). NGC Census: (3/19). ...
$432
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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