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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:
11340
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1106
Coin Date:
1869
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10917
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Coin Value History
1869 $1 BG-1106 MS
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1869 $1 BG-1106 MS
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1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/48). ...
$630
1869-G Octagonal $1. BG-1106. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$780
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. An elusive Robert B. Gray octagonal dollar. This piece is...
$720
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS60 NGC. ...
$660
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/54). NGC Census: (4/12). ...
$360
1869-G Octagonal $1. BG-1106. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$1,234
1869-G Octagonal $1. BG-1106. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC).
$1,998
1869-G Octagonal $1. BG-1106. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$298
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, -- Damaged, Spots Removed -- Genuine PCGS. AU Details. The PCGS numb...
$184
$2,875
1869 $1 BG-1106
$468
1869 Cal. Gold $1 NGC AU58 (BG-1106)
$555
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. ...
$940
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (6/1). PCGS Population: (24/10). ...
$999
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, R.5 MS60 PCGS. Mostly yellow-gold, although dashes of rose and aqua-blue are p...
$978
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (3/7). PCGS Population (9/51). ...
$441
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,762
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. BG-1106 is easy to attribute, since it is the only 1869-d...
$2,990
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4,--Plugged--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/9). PCGS Population (2/55)...
$98
1869 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1106, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/42). NGC Census: (0/8). ...
$540
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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