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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:
11359
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1118
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10929
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Coin Value History
1870 $1 BG-1118 MS
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1870 $1 BG-1118 MS
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1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$432
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (3/1). MS63. ...
$1,020
1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$720
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. ...
$444
1870 $1 'Goofy Head' Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,200
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (6/3). PCGS Population: (4/13). ...
$720
$506
1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. "Goofy" Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$552
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (3/1). MS63. ...
$1,080
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/18). NGC Census: (1/7). ...
$881
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (13/26 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (...
$600
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,500
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/2). PCGS Population: (4/13). ...
$780
1870 $1 BG-1118
$605
1870 Octagonal $1. BG-1118. Rarity-5-. Goofy Liberty Head. Unc Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
$304
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/1). NGC Census: (1/0). MS63. ...
$1,320
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/18). NGC Census: (1/7). From ...
$1,292
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (13/26 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (...
$528
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS....
$2,300
1870 $1 Goofy Head Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1118, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
$840
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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