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1871 $1 BG-1109 MS

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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: 11398
Strike Type: Business
Coin Shape: Octagonal
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-1109
Coin Date: 1871
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1876
Composition: Gold
Rarity: L4
PCGS #: 10920
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GSID:11398 PCGS:10920 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65 $3,100 $1,234
MS64 $2,250 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1871-G Octagonal $1. BG-1109. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (ANACS).
$720
Sold 3/25/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Octagonal $1. BG-1109. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$504
Sold 2/25/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/72). NGC Census: (4/4). ...
$540
Sold 3/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (9/49). ...
$780
Sold 10/9/2019
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. ...
$600
Sold 4/27/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/96). NGC Census: (0/9). ...
$336
Sold 11/7/2017
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. Ex: Bass. PCGS Population (13/9). NGC Census: (0/0)....
$1,586
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Octagonal $1. BG-1109. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC).
$1,645
Sold 11/1/2014
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/93). NGC Census: (0/10). (#10920)...
$347
Sold 9/26/2010
Heritage Auctions
$949
Sold 2/10/2008
GOLDBERG COINS
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (1/3). PCGS Population (2/83). (#10920)...
$546
Sold 1/16/2008
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS60 PCGS. Blended apricot and lime colors enrich this crisply struck...
$1,092
Sold 2/11/2006
Heritage Auctions
$400
Sold 5/1/2000
R.M. SMYTHE & CO
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/58). NGC Census: (2/1). ...
$456
Sold 11/4/2017
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Octagonal $1. BG-1109. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).
$360
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/72). NGC Census: (3/3). ...
$408
Sold 6/13/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. A bright yellow gold representative, reasonably struck and...
$978
Sold 5/7/2005
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (26/22). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$1,116
Sold 7/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/87). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10920)...
$532
Sold 4/17/2007
Heritage Auctions
1871 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1109, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$978
Sold 8/15/2010
Heritage Auctions
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